IT could never, ever be Christmas in Worcestershire without our politicians getting some presents courtesy of The Source.

So in the slapstick spirit, here's just what we have in mind for our great and not-so-great decision makers, specially gift-wrapped for the big day.

* A handkerchief, to the Mayor of Worcester Councillor Alan 'fiasco' Amos, for the fortunes his political career could well take once he hands those chains back in May

* A jar of honey, so Cllr Amos can try and sweet talk people in Warndon once he returns to normal 'council chamber life'

* A bunch of sour grapes, for Councillor Marcus Hart, who bizzarely took issue with us over our reporting on the Worcestershire Parkway issue yesterday

* A 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey' game, for County Hall leader Councillor Adrian Hardman - he's got so many spending cuts to find, he may as well make it fun

* A stack of Polish sweets, supply of Bulgarian chocolate and Romanian perfume, so UKIP's city parliamentary candidate James Goad can be reminded how jolly clever our Eastern European pals are

* A special 'commissioning unit' for yours truly offering services in street lighting, school meals, transport, bin collections, human resources, property, IT, health and safety, social care, stuff it any public sector function to have ever existed, so we can become filthy rich

* A year's supply of the Worcester News to city Tory Councillor Mike Whitehouse, so he can actually start reading the paper

* Boxing gloves, for police and crime commissioner Bill Longmore, so the next time he is asked to attend County Hall to be grilled by politicians he is properly prepared

* A make-up set and photo shoot for Councillor David Hughes, leader of Malvern Hills District Council, to compliment his dabbling with the PR industry

* A hammer and set of nails, so he can take images of himself and place them around his house

* A sinking ship, for any BNP activists in Worcestershire, and a sleigh, which runs off to Worcester's Bilford Road tip

* Every single rubbish, knocked-off DVD box set from county car boot sales, so Sir Peter Luff, MP for Mid-Worcestershire, is ready for retirement

* Fifty crates of Tennent's super strong lager for either Worcester MP Robin Walker or Labour's parliamentary candidate Joy Squires, so the General Election loser can drink and rave the result away in the early hours of Friday, May 8 

* An evening of wine tasting, for Tories Derek Prodger and John Smith, so they can forget their differences about banning cars at Lowesmoor over slurps of the sparkly stuff 

* A careers advice hub, for any Liberal Democrat, and I really do mean any, in Worcestershire 

* A year's supply of mistletoe and heart shaped sweets, so the Tory and Labour groups at the city council can share their affection for each other

Merry Christmas!