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'An argument had broken out between two neighbours in Waterthorpe, Sheffield, after one called in tree surgeons to cut half the branches of a 16ft fir tree that had stood for 25 years. With all the talk of tensions over spending between Nos 10 and 11 Downing Street, thsi was one of those cartoons where you are presented with a story that fits the analogy perfectly.' Peter Brookes