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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Dangerous scavengers plague Manchester after gang sells cheap dog whistles ten-a-penny

September 30, 2013

(satire?) Police in Manchester are investigating a plague of dangerous right-wing animals who have descended on the town after a gang started …

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Of course the Daily Mail doesn’t like Ed Miliband. He’s a Jew.

September 30, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Oh come on now, don’t look so shocked. We all know Lord Rothermere …

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Daily Mail fail – newspaper uses false photo in Kenya shopping centre article

September 29, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) As part of its attempts to whip up anti-Muslim sentiment after the Kenyan …

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Toby Young’s attempt at forming a Tory/UKIP pact looking decidedly scuppered

September 28, 2013

Oh dear. I think I might have just ruined Toby Young’s attempt at creating a pact between the Tories and …

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Cameron to announce tough clampdown on unemployed Liberal Democrats after next election

September 27, 2013

(satire?) Liberal Democrat MPs and activists are to be told they will be stripped of their ministerial state benefits when …

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Far-right coup in Greece in the offing?

September 27, 2013

(Not satire – it’s the result of pointless austerity to pay back non-existent debts to reckless bankers) A very worrying …

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ASDA apologise to axe murderers for George Osborne Halloween costume

September 27, 2013

(satire?) Supermarket chain Asda has withdrawn a George Osborne Halloween outfit after they were criticised for stigmatising axe murderers. Asda dropped its …

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Mandelson adviser’s close links to energy firms revealed

September 27, 2013

(not satire – it’s Mandy Mandelson!) Lord Mandelson – who has been strongly criticising Labour’s plans for a freeze on energy bills – …

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83% feel energy suppliers maximise profits at expense of consumers

September 26, 2013

(It’s not satire – it’s the UK today!) In a survey by YouGov yesterday, 83% of UK consumers felt that …

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Massive countrywide whip-round to buy plane tickets after Centrica threatens to quit UK

September 26, 2013

(not satire – it’s Centrica!) Apparently British Gas owner Centrica has threatened to leave the UK if Labour’s plans to freeze energy …

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Let’s get this straight. Foreign energy firms are threatening to cut us off if we don’t pay up.

September 25, 2013

(It’s not satire – it’s the UK today!) Approximately two thirds of the UK electricity supply is owned by foreign …

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Militant unions hold country to ransom with threat of blackouts! Oh wait a minute …..

September 25, 2013

(It’s not satire – it’s the UK today!) Of course, if it was a union threatening power shortages to get …

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McBride revelations raise important question in public mind: who the f*ck is Damian McBride?

September 24, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Westminster bubble!) The revelations by Damian McBride are supposed to damage Labour during its conference. They won’t. …

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Jobseeker’s benefits stopped as punishment for looking for too many jobs!

September 12, 2013

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A jobseeker has had his benefits stopped for 13 weeks as punishment for …

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Bonkers Tories expect 4-year-olds to be ready for employment, university and “hard problems in calculus”

September 12, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) A group of 100 education specialists has criticised Education Secretary Michael Gove’s policy of …

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Government To Sell Off Royal Males ‘Within 6 Weeks’ – Females To Follow

September 12, 2013

(satire?) The government has confirmed it will very soon sell off most of the Royal Males – including Prince Philip, …

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Proof that ATOS expect people with incurable conditions like cerebral palsy to “get better”

September 11, 2013

(it’s not satire – it’s ATOS!) I’m not a doctor. I have no medical qualifications. But I do know cerebral …

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Daily Mail – “aggressive foreign cows from Europe lead to death of man”. Satire?

September 11, 2013

(it’s not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) I must have been wrong about the Daily Mail. They clearly have …

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Housing development where Osborne gave his speech will have separate entrances for rich and poor

September 9, 2013

(not satire – it’s George Osborne!) George Osborne chose a new housing development in London yesterday to give his speech …

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Sarah Teather vows to continue as MP on £66,396 pa in protest at Lib Dem policies

September 8, 2013

(satire?) Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has stunned her party colleagues by vowing to continue collecting her MP salary of …

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Scientists finally discover function of Nick Clegg

September 8, 2013

(satire?) It has long been regarded as a potentially troublesome, redundant organ, but American researchers say they have discovered the …

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Million of UK’s lowest paid employees to be classed as ‘not wretched enough’, says DWP

September 7, 2013

(satire?) One million of Britain’s lowest paid employees are to be classified as “not wretched enough” and could find themselves …

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West and Russia clash over whether to kill Syrian children with gas or with cruise missiles

September 7, 2013

(satire?) Britain, France and the US on Thursday tried to pile pressure on an increasingly emboldened Vladimir Putin by producing …

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So-called disability consultant Simon Stevens dropped by charity for being ‘offensive’

September 6, 2013

(it’s not satire – it’s Simon Stevens!) So-called disability ‘activist’ and ‘consultant’ Simon Stevens – who recently wrote an article …

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The polls that mark the end of 3 decades of Thatcherism and New Labour

September 6, 2013

(not satire) I’m old enough to remember British Rail when it was a nationalised service. It wasn’t perfect by any …

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Iain Duncan Smith and Universal Credit – a case of a tool blaming his workmen?

September 5, 2013

(not satire – its Iain Duncan Smith!) Plenty in the news today about the ‘Titanic’ disaster that is the government’s …

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Same old same old Tories looking for a change of leader – to yet another old Etonian

September 5, 2013

(not satire – it’s the same old same old Tories!) I hear a new name is being bandied about as …

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‘Mini-brains’ grown by scientists in lab give valuable insight into BNP voters

September 4, 2013

(satire?) Scientists have grown a miniature “human brain” the size of a pea, in a feat they hope will transform …

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Putin under pressure to drop Assad as evidence mounts Syrian President is gay

September 4, 2013

(satire?) Vladimir Putin is to be confronted at the G20 summit of world leaders in St Petersburg this week with an …

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Vinnie Jones makes surprise new career move as a satirist

September 3, 2013

(not satire – it’s Vinnie Jones!) Good luck to Vinnie Jones on his surprise new career as a satirist. He’s …

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