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Monthly Archives: February 2014

A new low for the UK: disabled man starves to death

February 28, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A severely disabled and sick man – who had his benefits stopped after …

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Shock as figures reveal big increase in net migration of German leaders to UK

February 28, 2014

(satire?) Net UK migration of German Chancellors to the UK increased by 100% in the year to February 2014, pushing …

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Former Tory MP claims she can tell someone’s religion by the way they tweet

February 27, 2014

(not satire – it’s Louise Mensch!) Oh dear. Former Tory MP Louise Mensch claims she can tell someone’s religion by the …

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It’s time the Daily Mail gave a front-page apology for its support of anti-semitism and Hitler

February 27, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The Daily Mail supported Hitler as well as Oswald Mosley and his British Union …

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Ugandan newspaper publishes list of 200 citizens it accuses of being openly black

February 25, 2014

(satire?) A Ugandan newspaper has published a list of what it calls the country’s “200 top Africans”, accusing them of …

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OUTED! The editor of the Ugandan tabloid trying to lynch gay people

February 25, 2014

(not satire) Meet Ben Byarabaha – he’s the editor of Ugandan newspaper Red Pepper Uganda which has put 200 innocent Ugandan citizens’ lives …

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Revealed! Comrade Cameron’s secret Stalinist revolutionary plot to take-over Britain!

February 25, 2014

(satire?) WAKE UP BRITAIN! Our country is facing a secret Stalinist takeover led by Cameron and his traitorous Eton, Oxbridge …

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Tory MP who criticised benefits claimants is himself being investigated for benefit fraud

February 25, 2014

(not satire – it’s Peter Bone!)  Right-wing Tory MP Peter Bone once said this of benefits claimants: “It cannot be …

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Daily Mail admits it was wrong about immigration (and hopes nobody will notice)

February 24, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) On the 31st of December last year the Mail gave us this article: …

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Nick Clegg hints at coalition with Ukrainian opposition after presidential election

February 23, 2014

(satire?) Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has denied his party has become politically irrelevant and has hinted at a possible …

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One law for private? UK courts ignoring crime in privatised services

February 23, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today) Three years ago, an unqualified court interpreter was jailed for working without qualifications …

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Insurers already refusing to insure homes in areas designated for fracking

February 22, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) The coalition government has decided that more than half of Britain and two-thirds …

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ATOS declare themselves fit to declare themselves unfit for work

February 22, 2014

(satire?) In a surprise move, ATOS have declared themselves unfit to declare whether people declared unfit for work are fit for …

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EXCLUSIVE! Leaked phone call between Nick Clegg and Rupert Murdoch revealed!

February 20, 2014

(Satire?) EXCLUSIVE TO PRIDE’S PURGE! Our fearless reporter, Tom Pride, has managed to hack into Rupert Murdoch’s private cell phone …

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A Lib Dem activist explains why he has finally decided to abandon the party

February 19, 2014

(not satire) Until just a couple of weeks ago, Stewart Wilson used to be an activist and a keen supporter …

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IMF: rate of banker suicides still “too slow” to prevent future global financial meltdowns

February 18, 2014

(satire?) The International Monetary Fund has warned that despite a sharp increase in the rate of bankers throwing themselves off high buildings, the …

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Climate change sceptic Andrew Neil once thought you couldn’t get AIDS from heterosexual sex

February 18, 2014

(not satire – it’s Andrew Neil!) One of the so-called big guns being dragged out in the media recently to …

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Climate change deniers – just who is Daily Mail reporter David Rose?

February 17, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive“- Sir …

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Cameron warns floods of government ineptitude “likely to get worse”

February 16, 2014

(satire?) David Cameron has warned that while the weather was due to improve, the sheer volume of his incompetence over recent weeks …

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Council privatises children’s playground and charges £20 for children to play

February 16, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Some Tory councils are now charging children to play. Conservative-controlled Wandsworth council bulldozed a …

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The UKIP suspend member until his 163rd birthday (not satire!)

February 16, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) Not sure how I managed to miss this gem. The UKIP in Scotland have …

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Climate-change denier Lord Lawson is an expert – he once wrote a book about dieting

February 15, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) I see climate-change deniers have brought out their big guns to deny the recent …

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Building supplier cashes in on misery and raises prices of sandbags in flood hit area

February 14, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) One of the UK’s biggest suppliers of building materials – Jewson – has …

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Cameron ‘forgets’ to apply for EU money to help flood victims

February 14, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Out of all the many blunders committed by the government so far in its …

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Tory council charges £7.50 a sandbag and MP refuses to meet flood-hit residents

February 13, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Flood-hit residents in Christchurch Dorset have been told by their Tory-run Council that they …

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Cameron pledges more bank bonuses and unregulated markets to tackle floods

February 12, 2014

(satire?) A resolute David Cameron vowed to marshal the forces of supply and demand and unregulated financial services to tackle the flooding crisis, pledging a wider role …

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UK Government Accused of Killing Lib Dem Flappy Bird and Feeding it to Lions

February 11, 2014

(satire?) He was only 4 years old but Nick the bright yellow Flappy Bird had to go. Despite a campaign …

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Coalition cut flood defence by 27% – Labour increased flood defence by 33%

February 11, 2014

(not satire – it’s ConDemNation today!) I certainly don’t want to be seen as a cheer leader for New Labour …

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Here’s Cameron’s response to the flooding in a nutshell:

February 10, 2014

(not satire – it’s David Cameron!) This is David Cameron’s response to the flooding in a handy timeline: . Erm …

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DWP considers privatisation of pensioners

February 9, 2014

(satire?) Department for Work and Pensions considers privatisation of OAPs as part of search for savings. The government is considering …

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