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Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Day Satire Died. Daily Mail to sue blogger for defamation of character!

July 30, 2012

(This is not satire – it’s the Mail!) Incredibly, the Daily Mail – after years of railing against the use …

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Tory MP demands return to traditional right-wing omnishambles after success of ‘lefty’ opening ceremony

July 29, 2012

(satire) Tory MP Aidan Burley has criticised the success of the opening Olympics ceremony saying the efficient organisation and smooth running …

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Aidan Burley complains about lack of Nazi theme in ‘leftie’ Olympic ceremony

July 29, 2012

(satire) Conservative MP Aidan Burley has criticised the Olympics opening ceremony for being “leftie multicultural crap” after discovering it did not …

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Blundering, Out-Of-Touch Millionaire Embarrasses UK With Numerous Gaffs Before Meeting Mitt Romney

July 27, 2012

Red-faced diplomats struggled to play down numerous gaffs by David Cameron, an accident-prone UK candidate for the country’s 2015 elections, after he dropped …

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UK suffers worst double-dipstick chancellor in 50 years

July 25, 2012

(satire) Britain’s chancellor George Osborne’s economic competence collapsed by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2012 as the country’s double-dipstick …

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Ministers Admit Paying Tradesmen Cash-In-Hand To Run Country

July 25, 2012

(satire) David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Nick Clegg have all admitted that they have made cash-in-hand payments to tradesmen to run essential state services such …

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While the government does nothing about corporate tax evasion – plumbers are going to prison for it

July 24, 2012

(This isn’t satire – it’s David Gauke!) Most people now know about Tory minister David Gauke’s mind-blowingly hypocritical statement that paying a …

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US Mulls Possible People Link In Mass Gun Killings

July 22, 2012

(satire) In the wake of the Sandy Hook school and Colorado theatre massacres, the US government is mulling over the …

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Rat warning as floods flush out pests from city boardrooms

July 22, 2012

(satire) Health experts have warned homeowners to take measures to stop further infestations of “huge numbers” of pin-striped rats flushed …

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Senior government adviser warns that problem banking families ‘have too many children’

July 21, 2012

(satire) Mothers in large problem banker families should be “ashamed” of the damage they are doing to society and stop …

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Serious Breach Of Security As Worker Smuggles Can of Pepsi Into Olympic Park

July 20, 2012

(satire) A TERRIFYING flaw in London’s Olympic Park security was exposed last night after a worker smuggled a REAL can …

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Met apologises for hiring police officers without asking their names

July 20, 2012

(satire) Scotland Yard has admitted its policy of not bothering to ask prospective candidates who they are in job interviews before hiring …

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IMPORTANT WARNING – tips on how to avoid mauling by dangerous breeds of PCs

July 19, 2012

(satire) How do you fend off a dangerous pc? A 47-year-old man in London has been accidently killed by what …

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G4S Boss Nick Buckles Admits His Mullet Is `Humiliating Shambles’

July 18, 2012

(satire) Private security company set to lose £50m from £284m Olympics contract after admitting it cannot supply enough security personnel …

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G4S have their own corporate song – but maybe these would be more appropriate ……

July 17, 2012

(Not satire – it’s G4S!) Did you know G4S have a corporate song? Talk about hubris – but it’s true. …

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Write your own satire – Jeremy Hunt Says Being Rubbish is ‘Completely Normal’

July 17, 2012

(This is not satire – it’s Jeremy Hunt!) In an interview last Sunday, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended the security company …

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G4S Embassy Guards Sacked For Drinking Vodka Out Of Each Others’ Bottoms

July 16, 2012

(This isn’t satire – it’s G4S!) UPDATE – unbelievably our coalition government has just announced it is extending G4S’s contract to …

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Prisoner escaped curfew after G4S mistakenly tagged his false leg!

July 16, 2012

(not satire – it’s G4S!) I’ve written before about how incompetent G4S was even before the Olympic Games debacle: Oh …

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Michael Gove admits he was caned by teachers at school – while on a visit there last week

July 15, 2012

(satire) The Education Secretary Mr Gove has disclosed he was beaten twice while at Robert Gordons College, an all-boys secondary school, …

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Oh dear! G4S were in charge of security at airport which let 9/11 hijackers slip through.

July 15, 2012

(This isn’t satire – it’s G4S!) Is it only me that’s noticed G4S were the company in charge of airport …

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Shake-up of welfare payments includes plans to send widowed parents to Afghanistan

July 14, 2012

(satire) In a move that ministers say will stop bereaved parents from becoming too dependent on state hand-outs, ministers have revealed new …

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Al Qaeda affiliate G4S pins down thousands of UK troops in remote Stratford province

July 13, 2012

(satire) A sinister organisation called G4S – infamous for its brutal mistreatment of its members – has claimed significant success …

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Luke Bozier and Louise Mensch launch new rival to Facebook called Facepalm

July 12, 2012

(satire) Former Labour supporter Luke Bozier, who since he deserted the Labour Party for the Tories has successfully carved out a …

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New government rules – teachers to get just £2 million payout after dismissal for incompetence

July 10, 2012

(satire) Teachers to be given seven figure disciplinary packages under new rules Under new rules of dismissal based on methods …

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ASK NICK! Sage advice from our resident agony aunt – Nick Clegg

July 10, 2012

(satire) ASK NICK Got a problem? Why not get some sound advice from our regular agony aunt – Nick Clegg. …

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Exclusive: read an extract from Part 4 of the blockbuster trilogy – 50 Shades Of Grayling

July 9, 2012

(satire – maybe) You’ve already experienced the story of how millions were abused and humiliated at the hands of a …

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Scottish Player Loses To Fluent English Speaking Tennis Star Roger Federer

July 8, 2012

(satire) A Scottish tennis player has lost this year’s Men’s Wimbledon Single’s Tennis Final to fluent English speaking tennis star …

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Tom Cruise – shut up woman and stop arguing with your husband!

July 8, 2012

(This is not satire – it’s Tom Cruise!) Scientology’s in the news again, of course, because of the split between …

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Louise Mensch Admits To Being Class A User – But Refuses To Reveal Which People She Used

July 7, 2012

(satire) Tory MP Lousie Mensch admitted on the BBC programme Question Time last night that she had been a class A user in …

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Top Tories – Osborne not fit to run the country into the ground, just its economy

July 7, 2012

(satire) Senior figures in the Conservative Party have turned on the Chancellor, George Osborne saying they no longer regard him …

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