Utter disaster reigns across the planet. Humanity is all but destroyed. Nuclear fallout is fast approaching. The last three humans are gathered together in an empty street discussing what to do. They are a socialist, an anarchist and a Labour Party hack.
The socialist says:
"We're up against it but we have to fight. We must find food and build some sort of shelter before the fallout begins. The quicker we work the better our chances will be".
But the anarchist disagrees:
"This is nonsense, we need to take direct action against the cloud. I'll stand behind you two and chuck stuff at it".
The Labour Party hack sighs:
"What ultra-left nonsense; the pair of you! How can you consider taking action when we haven't even concluded negotiations with the cloud?"
There is no agreement. The trio repair different parts of street. The socialist goes searching for food in the various bombed out houses, the anarchist meanwhile starts burning piles of newspapers. The Labour Party hack departs altogether but returns an hour later with good news, feeling pleased with himself after booking a suite in a nearby abandoned hotel, ideal for further talks. But, alas, he looks up and sees it's too late, the cloud is about to break... The Labour Party hack then has an idea. He goes up to the anarchist, who's still burning stuff:
"Hey anarchist, I've got an idea".
He explains the idea to the anarchist, whispering, even though there's no one to overhear. Moments later the pair call the socialist out:
"Hey socialist, over here. We've got something to show you".
The socialist is reluctant, the nuclear rain is about to fall, but is eventually persuaded to come over to his comrades. The anarchist and the hack then bludgeon the socialist to death.
As the first drops of scaling, radioactive water fall from the sky, the Labour Party hack, chewing on a piece of the dead socialist, remarks to the anarchist:
"This is it, this is truly the end. Such a shame it had to end this way".
"Yeah" agrees the anarchist, face wet with gore, "but at least we didn't let the SWP hijack our movement".
