When are identical twins not identical twins? When they’re disabled and the DWP says they’re not.
(not satire – it’s the DWP!) The Department of Work and Pensions has assessed two identical twins with Down’s Syndrome …
Category Archives: cynicism
Something odd in the McAlpine v Bercow case – is legal precedent being ignored?
(not satire – it’s UK libel law) Apparently something rather odd is afoot in the Lord McAlpine libel suit currently being …
How I got caught up in a cyberwar over victims of child sexual abuse
(not satire) A lot of people have been somewhat mystified by the extreme reaction I received after writing a blog post about …
Daily Mail hack boasts about being able to ‘trace’ personal phone numbers of Twitter users
(not satire – I’m sorry to say) There have been rumours for some time now that some people – police, …
Why Lord Warner really supports NHS reform. He’ll make loads of money from it.
(not satire – it’s UK today) Well he’s got chutzpah, I’ll give him that. Labour peer Lord Warner used the …
Gove – UK to emulate Asian success with increased school suicides and shorter pupil lifespans
(satire – possibly) Pupils in England should spend more hours at school each day and have shorter holidays in order …
Innocent victims caught in the conflict between the mainstream press and social media
(not satire – it’s the UK media today) You probably won’t have noticed it, but there’s what the military would …
UPDATE – Meena’s family issue a statement for privacy
MEENA’S FAMILY HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT ASKING EVERYONE TO NOW RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY: . Meena’s family are asking for their …
Nigel Farage, the Tea Party Godfather and the man who tried to trash the pound. Twice.
(it’s not satire – it’s Nigel Farage!) Correct me if I’m wrong – but isn’t UKIP leader Nigel Farage supposed …
Daily Mail: PETER SUTCLIFFE – VILE PRODUCT of long-distance lorry driving!
. Related articles by Tom Pride: Daily Mail uses dead children to make a political point about the welfare state Why …
Here are some of the cabinet millionaires who gave themselves a tax cut today
(not satire – it’s UK today!) Here are just a few of the millionaire government ministers who gave themselves a …
Government Announces Clampdown On Work-Shy Babies
(satire – sort of) In the most radical clampdown on the work-shy yet, Iain Duncan Smith will announce that unemployed …
Homebase are so embarrassed about using workfare – they’re reduced to lying about it
(not satire) On their Facebook page today, Homebase have denied they’re using unemployed people from the government’s Workfare scheme to work for them …
Old celebrities arrested for child abuse are all very well. But what about the politicians?
(not satire) I’m normally a pretty patient guy. It comes from being over 350 years old. But even I’m getting …
Jeremy Hunt Sets Target For Targeting Reduction of Targets in NHS
(satire – or is it? Does anyone even know any more?) The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has targeted the culture …
Is this the real reason governments are so keen to control the internet?
(not satire) It’s hard to overestimate the idiotic incompetence of EU finance ministers as illustrated by their handling of the …
Amazing hypocrisy! Sun, Telegraph and Mail use EU Human Rights Convention to boycott press regulations
(not satire – it’s the UK gutter press!) Can you believe this for breathtaking hypocrisy? The Mail, the Telegraph and …
Bungling Tory MPs complain about effects of bedroom tax policy they voted for themselves
(no – it’s not satire – it’s out-of-touch Tory MPs!) After some excellent research by Inside Housing (hat tip to Anne-Marie …
Two election results from yesterday the Tories don’t want you to know about
(not satire – it’s the Tories in meltdown!) While everyone else is discussing things such as press regulation, drunken MPs …
The Lib Dems explanation for voting against the Mansion Tax? “Because we support it!”
(it’s really really not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Surprisingly, the Liberal Democrats have just voted against the introduction …
14 quotes that prove the nasty party is still just as nasty as ever
(It’s not satire – it’s the nasty party) We’ve all heard nasty quotes from Tories such as “Hang Mandela“, “The homeless …
Lib Dems vote against secret courts after voting for them after voting against them (not satire!)
(No - it’s not satire – it’s the LibDems!) At their conference today, the Lib Dems have voted against introducing …
How Murdoch hack Isabel Oakeshott cold-bloodedly sold out her friend for money
(no it’s not satire – it’s a Murdoch hack) I’ve just finished reading through the email exchanges between Chris Huhne’s …
Osborne Blames NatWest Computer Glitch For Dire State Of The Economy
(satire – I think) The Chancellor George Osborne has blamed a computer glitch at the NatWest bank for his failure to …
Tories Pledge to Drop Human Rights Act And Stop Pretending They Give a Toss
(satire – barely) THE Tories have pledged they will abolish their unconvincing human rights act and start acting like the …
Sshh! Don’t say it out loud. But the biggest winner in the election yesterday was – Labour
(Not satire – it’s the UK today) Electoral strategists from all parties are concerned about one thing and one thing …
ATOS assessor found blind woman fit for work after “wiggling his fingers” in front of her eyes
(It’s not satire – it’s ATOS!) Yet more proof of the unprofessionalism of the so-called medical experts at ATOS – …
Sue Ryder executives looking to profit from the privatisation of NHS services
(not satire – it’s UK today) (Thanks to bobchewie for the digging) So the mystery of why the Sue Ryder …
Safety concerns over lack of qualified Poundland shelf-stackers at nuclear reactor sites
(satire) The coalition government is seeking to allay safety fears over a string of new nuclear power plants it is …
Government report: poverty not caused by being poor (this is not satire)
(not satire – it’s the coalition government!) The government has produced a report which has concluded that poverty is not …
