Ministry of Justice reverses burden of proof in advice to defendants
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) (UPDATE: soon after this blogpost was published, the MoJ decided to take down the …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Gwyneth Paltrow recommends regular steam-cleaning of Iain Duncan Smith
(satire?) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has recommended regular steam-cleaning of government ministers in order to eliminate poisonous toxins which can easily build …
UKIP candidate dropped after comments on ‘the plague of interracial marriage’
(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) The UKIP have been forced to drop yet another of their election candidates after he …
Cameron announces Britain ready to launch airstrikes against Syriza in Greece
(satire?) Government sources have said that Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking parliament’s approval for Britain’s readiness to launch airstrikes against the new …
Daily Mail uses actor in fake story to demonise the unemployed
(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Thanks to Justice4Jobseekers for noticing this. The Daily Mail has been caught red-handed using an …
Cameron demands inclusion of champagne cocktail party in TV debates
(satire?) Prime Minister David Cameron announced today that he won’t take part in TV debates ahead of the general election …
On Holocaust Memorial Day the Daily Mail should apologise for its anti-Semitic past
(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The Daily Mail has a shameful history of anti-Semitism. In the 1930s, the …
Breathtaking German hypocrisy: Germany owes Greece 11 billion euros in unpaid loans
(not satire – it’s Germany!) This little fact changes everything. In 1943, Germany forced the Bank of Greece to lend …
Nick Clegg offers Syriza a coalition in exchange for seat in Greek cabinet
(satire?) Nick Clegg has denied he is getting desperate after he confirmed the Liberal Democrats are willing to form a coalition with Syriza after …
Daily Telegraph: Leon Brittan was a “federast” who “groomed youngsters”
(not satire – it’s the UK press!) Most of the UK mainstream press seems more than a little reluctant to …
Prince Andrew snubbed tsunami aid workers in Thailand to attend a banquet
(not satire – it’s Prince Andrew!) From Angie – a former aid worker: “Unfortunately Prince Andrew is not of the …
Police investigating Leon Brittan for rape and child abuse at time of his death
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) It’s looking increasingly likely that the ‘rumours’ about Leon Brittan and allegations of sex …
Amjad Bashir on Cameron, before he defected to the Tories: “We don’t trust him”
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir has just defected to the Tories. Here he is looking …
Double standards flown at half mast across UK on death of King Abdullah
(satire?) The UK Government has controversially ordered all state buildings to fly double standards at half mast across the country following the death …
13% of UKIP voters less likely to vote for a party with a Jewish leader
(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) As many as 18% of UKIP supporters think “Jews have too much influence” in Britain. And …
“Decent German people” – Daily Mail on far-right group led by Hitler impersonator
(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The leader of Pegida – a rising German far-right group – likes to dress up …
No Mr Farage – 80% of Brits do NOT want Britain out of the EU
(not satire – it’s Nigel Farage!) Nigel Farage reckons 80% of the British public want to leave the EU: . …
Unemployed? Struggling on low wages? Cheer up! Government minister says it’s a boom!
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) If you’re one of the millions of British families struggling to make ends meet …
Katie Hopkins and Jeremy Clarkson to leave The Sun after newspaper drops tits from its pages
(satire?) In a surprise move, columnists Jeremy Clarkson and Katie Hopkins have been dropped by the Sun after the newspaper’s owner …
How Tory MP David Morris shamelessly lied to parliament in food bank debate
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Presumably shamed by the rise of starving families and food banks in the UK …
How wealthy landowners are destroying Britain’s wild birds – and getting away with it
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Britain’s wealthy landowners are secretly waging war on Britain’s rarest wild birds in …
BBC claims “incorrect” Salmond report not “intentional”
(not satire – it’s the BBC!) Hmm! The BBC has admitted that a report by its political editor Nick Robinson on …
UK contract to help train the Saudi Prison Service with their floggings and beheadings
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) In the light of Saudi Arabia’s decision to publicly flog a blogger a …
11-year old criminal tells court that bankers are his role model (not satire!)
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) An 11-year-old boy in Shepton Mallet – found guilty on numerous charges including violence, …
Cameron insists TV debates must be through medium of interpretive dance
(satire?) David Cameron has threatened to refuse to take part in TV debates ahead of the general election unless the format includes …
Panic in UK as doctors confirm patient infected with Ebola virus is probably white
(satire?) The world is facing a nightmare scenario after doctors confirmed that tests show a woman infected with the Ebola virus at Northampton …
Slapstick comedy character Nigel Farage to stand against pub landlord in election
(satire?) Stand-up slapstick character Nigel Farage has confirmed he will stand in his guise as a leader of a comedy political …
The Greens are not “about to” surpass UKIP and the Lib Dems – they already have
(not satire) UPDATE: The Greens have now overtaken the Lib Dems too. Here are the latest figures (Thursday, 15th Jan): …
UK government is trying to suppress depictions of The Profit too
(satire?) The UK coalition government has been trying to suppress depictions of The Profit – especially when it comes to their …
In which country were women edited out of a newspaper photo of Charlie Hebdo march?
(not satire – it’s the world today!) if you thought it was a Muslim country, you’d be wrong. It was …
Pride's Purge 