Take charge of a prized national asset. Make a pig's ear of it. Leave with a big pay-off.
Worked for Steve McClaren [1]. Worked for the Metronet bosses [2].
And in both cases, the Prime Minister said that it's none of his business [3], despite it being public money!
Sadly, this little scheme won't work for the likes of you and I, since you have to be rich to start with.
Links:
[1] http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2926309.ece
[2] http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=72999&in_page_id=34
[3] http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page13845.asp