'Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before'
'Met a dwarf that was no good, dressed like Little Red Riding Hood'
'Now you're unemployed, all non-void
Walkin' round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd'
The point is that they can promise the earth with impunity because they know they won't get an overall majority. If Corbyn gets in with the help of the SNP, Lib Dems and various other odds and sods they will be able to say that they had to compromise their most ambitious spending plans to get the others onside. It's a freeeeeeee hit.
Nearly 6pm and they are still in the manifesto meeting spending our money. Then Diane Abbott has to tot it all up.