Where to start?

There is so much wrong with this, and this, and this. The mind boggles.

A pension of almost £700,000 when the UK has reached bottom and started digging is a slap in the face, granted. However, doesn't this smell like usual Labour pap?

Let's start from Brown. He only discovered "in the last few days" that the pension package was in fact "discretionary" and could have been blocked. He shares the anger, bless his cotton socks! "[...] the people who make the mistakes cannot and should not run off [...]". Let's join the dots, shall we - how's Lord Myners doing, Mr Brown? Would that anger be in any way directed towards him? Thought not, he's your pal after all.
What to say of Alistair Darling who just a few months ago was wetting himself like an over-excited puppy when he announced that Sir Fred did "the right thing" with the government blessing? Only to look at the puddle in dismay the other day when he admitted the deal could have been stopped. Isn't he cute?
Talking about Sir Fred. Didn't he get that honour because, before the shit hit the fan, someone in government thought he was doing a good job? It was only a few years ago, so it's not as if a different lot had picked him.
And I won't comment on that marvellous piece of English prose uttered by John Prescott, except to say, yeah, let him sue so the money that might be recovered from his pension will go in legal bills. *If* any is recovered - if not, just hike the taxes a little bit and Bob's your uncle.

But let's move on to that charming Ms Harperson. This is the one who was subject to an inquiry by the electoral commission after she forgot to mention dodgy loans and donations to her campaign; who said that men are not really necessary in a family (then lied when she denied to have refused a meeting with some Fathers4Justice members to discuss the matter); who goes walkabouts in London wearing a Kevlar vest (mind you, if I were her, I probably would too); who thinks that MPs' expenses should be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act; who forgets to pay speeding tickets on time; who failed to properly inform herself before voting in favour of the Iraqi war, then said Labour should apologise for it, then forgot she'd said it when she was in a position to apologise on behalf of the party; who sends her children to selective schools while keeping other people's children in substandard state schools; who cut benefits for lone parents because "they want to work" and then opposed MPs working late because they want to have a family life. I'm sure I'm forgetting something but you get the idea.
Anyway, this champion of honesty says that Sir Fred should waive his pension because it's the *honourable* thing to do.

It's got to be a joke, right?