PMQs Verdict – the most unloved PMQs of the year lives up to its billing

The PMQs session before the budget is traditionally the most unloved PMQs of the year. No-one reports on it. No-one really takes any notice of what’s said there. And half of the statements made end up being redundant an hour or so later as the next bout of attack lines begin to circulate.

And considering the reputation of PMQs is currently on a par with fecal matter, that gives you a sense of how bad this session was.

To give a snapshot – Ed Miliband asked David Cameron a question about the NHS. I’m not sure why. He could have asked about Russia. He could have asked about a Tory deal with UKIP. He could even have asked about Clarkson. Although mercifully he didn’t talk about the TV debates, this time.

But how did Cameron respond to questions about our health service? With a gag about kitchens.

It’s hard to know what to attack hardest. The crass glibness which befits the way that Cameron has asked as PM – essentially in an unserious way. Or the skull-crushing, brain-melting hypocrisy.

Christ almighty no wonder the public look upon this, the political “highlight” of the week and weep.

Lets do the hypocrisy. Cameron attacked Miliband for having two kitchens. Cameron has two in Notting Hill AND two in Downing Street – and you paid for one of them. The taxpayer paid for the Cameron’s to get a brand new £25k kitchen in Downing Street, which he was showing off yesterday for The Sun. Before the last election, Cameron forgot how many homes he had. For some reason Miliband decided not any of this out? Doesn’t he know? Isn’t he willing to fight back? Either way, with 50 days until the election, that’s pretty poor either way.

But if you thought Cameron’s PMQs jokes were dreadful – and they were, that’s not up for debate – brace yourself, because non-stop gag-machine George Osborne is on next. It’s budget time.

Please do not adjust your TV sets. This is the *pinacle* of British politics. Believe it or not…