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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Names of MPs suspected of cheating on their expenses to be kept secret

October 30, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) The parliamentary watchdog – the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority – is recommending that the identities of …

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The BBC should EXCLUDE Nick Clegg from the TV leader debates

October 30, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Personally I’d like to see the general election TV debates include ALL the main …

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Tesco’s so desperate for custom it’s started offering free erections!

October 28, 2014

(not satire – it’s Tesco!) A Tesco store in Wales has started offering ‘free erections” (codiad am ddim) to its …

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If Labour did this one thing they would walk the next election

October 28, 2014

(not satire – it’s Labour!)  For some strange reason being anti-EU is seen as right-wing. Personally I would vote for …

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Police to clampdown on illegally parked Prime Ministers after collision with jogger

October 27, 2014

(satire?) POLICE in Leeds have announced a clampdown on dangerously parked Prime Ministers after a jogger collided with one today on his …

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Man dies after homeless charity makes him homeless

October 27, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today) Anthony Miller’s dead body was found two days ago washed up on a …

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Private companies tortured children – now running children’s homes and services

October 25, 2014

(not satire – it’s G4S and SERCO) Private companies G4S and SERCO have agreed to pay out £100,000 in compensation for …

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EU leaders agree to cut hot air and gas emissions from MEPs by 40%

October 24, 2014

(satire?) European leaders have struck a deal obliging the EU as a whole to cut gas emissions from MEPs by at …

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Phew! Lucky this large new oil find off the Scottish coast was made after the referendum

October 23, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) It’s extremely lucky for David Cameron and the winning NO campaign that the …

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UK press openly LYING about UKIP’s calypso song proceeds going to charity

October 23, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) Why is the UKIP and the UK press openly lying to us about money from …

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Furious racists demand apology after being linked to Mike Read’s crap calypso song

October 23, 2014

(satire?) A repentant Mike Read has apologised to racists across the country for ‘unintentionally causing offence’ by linking them to his appallingly …

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The government bill which will allow public forests to be handed over to private developers

October 21, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today) Well this is a bit worrying. An innocuous sounding bit of legislation called the …

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The graph you won’t see in the Mail. Or the Times. Or the Sun

October 21, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today) Here’s a graph which shows the genius of George Osborne. Despite cutting money …

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Board of Deputies of British Jews: UKIP has “embraced” racists and extremists

October 21, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) More strong reaction to Nigel Farage’s decision to ally with a far-right party in …

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UKIP’s new friends in Europe: “disabled shouldn’t be seen on television”

October 20, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) Here are a few quotes from the Polish KNP party – UKIP’s new friends in …

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See just how batty the debate over immigration in the UK has become:

October 20, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) On Question Time last week, Giles Fraser told a funny story which nicely …

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Revealed: dirty tricks by the Mail on Sunday against UKIP MP Mark Reckless

October 19, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Mail on Sunday!) The UKIP candidate in the forthcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood – Tory …

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Lib Dems ban locking up children of migrants – but allow locking up of British children

October 19, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) The Lib Dems have often boasted that one of their achievements in the …

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UK government shuts down free speech with threats of jail (tabloid newspapers exempted)

October 19, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) When government ministers or members of the establishment talk about free speech, they …

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Another defection to UKIP about to be announced?

October 17, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) The UKIP candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock has been de-selected – possibly …

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Parents slam Tory campaigners for targeting children with balloons

October 17, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Tory campaigners in Cambridge have been accused of endangering the lives of children at …

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Medical experts: vaccine urgently needed to stop UKIP epidemic

October 17, 2014

(satire?) The UKIP epidemic – which many experts say is in danger of becoming out of control across the country – may not end until …

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Read the suppressed report into botched NHS operations by private company

October 16, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) An NHS hospital decided not to release the findings of a report into …

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Lib Dem voice of the year: “Lord Freud was right” and “motivated by compassion”

October 15, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Lib Dems love Sam Bowman. In fact, Liberal Democrat members are so fond of …

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UKIP candidate starved 260 sheep and lambs to death

October 15, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) A UKIP parliamentary candidate has been found guilty of starving to death over 260 …

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Britain is the only G7 country with rise in inequality

October 15, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK) Here’s a useful table which shows how inequality has changed in the G7 countries …

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Meet the real power behind UKIP. And it’s not Farage…

October 15, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) According to UKIP insiders, the real power behind UKIP is not Farage, but party chairman Steve …

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Dangerous blunder? Government deterring Ebola patients from seeking treatment?

October 14, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Cameron government) In an effort to outflank Farage, the Cameron government announced in July that all …

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Anger after BBC invites Nigel Farage to become the new face of Bob the Builder

October 14, 2014

(satire?) Fans of Bob the Builder have expressed outrage after it was revealed that UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has …

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Anti-cycling lobbyist to chair meeting which will decide funding for cycling super highways

October 13, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Here’s a staggering conflict of interest which has gone quietly unnoticed. On November …

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