Are these government clowns getting paid during all these times...

Are these government clowns getting paid during all these times of "uncertainty"?
Aren't there some sort of time limits for forming the government? Or does this Winnie the Clown fella get to play the princess indefinitely?
"..oh I dunno...I dunno..its so hard...its so difficult to decide.." C'mon man, you're supposed to be an experienced politician, ready for ANY outcome.. Surely this sort of situation would have been planned for in advance...

Good for NTL though! NTL management gets all the time in the world to progress along, while the government's attention is turned towards the self-created circus show.