Everyone knows the story:

But now a retired policeman has suggested that Humpty didn’t fall, he was pushed, and has asked for the police to investigate.

John Talker, a former member of London’s Metropolitan Police force made his allegation at a local nursery, previously attended by his grandchildren, and where he was now volunteering a couple of hours a week to read stories.

“The children were all very upset,” said their teacher, Tara Watkinson, 32.

“If this is true, then it changes everything” said Charles Clarke the new Home Office Minister. “Children have been told this story for decades, and if it now emerges that this story is false, and that there has been a giant miscarriage of justice, well, it’s our duty to remedy it.”

Critics suggested that the Government had over-reacted to the story and that they would be better served dedicated resources elsewhere, even the man who made these startling claims doesn’t base them on anything concrete.

“It’s just a feeling” he said, “I’m not sure of the motive, or indeed the culprit, but I know I’m right.”

We shall see. Either way, until this matter is resolved debate will no doubt rage across the land as to whether or not Mr Dumpty’s unfortunate death was a tragic accident or something more sinister. Only time will tell….

Posted by damian at December 16, 2004 10:59 AM | TrackBack