18 FEBRUARY 1984, Page 35

Competition

No. 1308: Idle thoughts

Set by Jaspistos: Various eccentric ideas have been put forward as to how the unemployed could be put to work on government money for the benefit of us all or themselves. An official announcement of such a scheme please (maximum 120 words), the loonier the better. Entries to `Competition No. 1308' by 2 March.