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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Here’s one of the fruitcakes at the US conference Nigel Farage spoke at yesterday:

February 27, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) Nigel Farage spoke in the US at the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday along …

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Daily Mail EXCLUSIVE: solar eclipse to plunge Britain into darkness if Ed Miliband becomes PM

February 25, 2015

(satire?) Scientists are warning that Britain’s most complete solar eclipse in 16 years is likely to block out as much as …

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Rifkind firm awarded NHS contract despite charging £7 million more than NHS

February 24, 2015

(nope – not satire) The Cameron government has awarded an £80 million NHS contract to a private firm despite the company charging …

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Rifkind resigns, says being in pay of Chinese not relevant to being chair of intelligence committee

February 24, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Rifkind has resigned as Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee. In his …

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Cameron is clamping down on tax fraud. But by the working poor not the idle rich.

February 24, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) It’s not true at all that the Cameron government isn’t tackling tax fraud. …

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Rifkind to be removed as chair of Intelligence Committee after proving he doesn’t have any

February 23, 2015

(satire?) There are increasing demands for Malcolm Rifkind MP to be removed as the chairman of the House of Commons Intelligence …

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Money-for-NO-questions newspaper attacks money-for-questions MPs

February 23, 2015

(not satire – it’s the Telegraph!) In a perfect illustration of the sad state of the UK today, we’ve got …

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UKIP’s Scottish campaign launch didn’t go exactly to plan ….

February 22, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) In which we get to hear sage political advice from a UKIP spin-doctor….. UKIP’s …

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How to Dig a Hole – by the Daily Telegraph

February 21, 2015

(satire?) The Daily Telegraph Guide on How to Dig Yourself into a Deep Hole (with thanks to wikihow) This article covers the technique …

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Yep – the ‘jaw-dropping” racist comments by a UKIP candidate really are jaw-dropping

February 20, 2015

In December last year, UKIP expelled one of their councillors after she made such racist comments to the BBC that they …

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Eye witness on Russian bombers: “Cameron is lying”

February 19, 2015

(not satire – it’s David Cameron!) An eye witness has accused David Cameron of “lying” over his statement that two Russian bombers …

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UKIP candidate: “What happens when renewable energy runs out?” (not satire!)

February 19, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UKIP!)   I’m not making this up, I promise you. In a local debate about …

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Prince Charles at parliament in visit to London’s super sewer to celebrate anniversary

February 19, 2015

(satire?) The Houses of Parliament hosted royalty on Wednesday as Prince Charles descended down into the capital’s deepest, darkest and …

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How Telegraph execs tried to stop Tom Watson MP’s inquiries into paedophilia

February 18, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UK press!) Tom Watson MP has written a very interesting blog post, in which he raises some …

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Daily Mail Exclusive: Ed Miliband revealed as Lucy Beale’s killer

February 18, 2015

(satire?) EastEnders ‘who killed Lucy Beale?’ storyline takes a dramatic turn with Labour Party leader Ed Miliband revealed as murderer….. In what …

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Cameron: unemployed Lib Dem MPs “should do community work” after election

February 17, 2015

(satire?) Liberal Democrat MPs who are out of work, education or training for six months after being turfed out of office …

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Daily Telegraph dramatically accused of “fraud” over HSBC bank coverage

February 17, 2015

(not satire – it’s the Daily Telegraph!) The highly respected chief political commentator of the Daily Telegraph has caused an earthquake …

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Worried you might be a millionaire tax avoider without knowing it? Find out with this QUIZ!

February 17, 2015

(satire?) Are you worried you might have accidentally stashed away a massive fortune in an offshore bank account without realising it? …

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Taxpayers subsidising millionaire grouse shooters’ hobby

February 16, 2015

(not satire – it’s the Cameron government!) Did you know that millionaire grouse shooting landowners – whose well-heeled clients can …

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Nick Clegg’s secret love for the Tory Party going back to his student days

February 14, 2015

NC + CP = TRUE LOVE The following are all facts. At exactly the same time Nick Clegg was at …

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Sister of Milly Dowler attacks Daily Mail for using her sister as a political ‘pawn’

February 13, 2015

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail) The sister of Milly Dowler has attacked the Daily Mail for using her sister …

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UKIP/Tory election pact dead in the water as it attracts just 29 supporters

February 13, 2015

(not satire!) Just last year, Tory supporting Sun columnist Toby Young launched a campaign to persuade UKIP and Tory supporters to support …

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Everyone threatens to sue Lord Fink after he accuses them of avoiding taxes

February 12, 2015

(satire?) Everyone has threatened to sue former Conservative Party treasurer Lord Fink after he claimed yesterday that everyone avoids tax. Lord Fink was accused …

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Anger over Lib Dem remarks: “Never trust the public. They’re deeply unreliable.”

February 12, 2015

(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) QUESTION: What do you do if – after selling out every single one of your …

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Outrage and anger at HSBC over bank’s “patronising” pink logo

February 11, 2015

(satire?) MPs and newspapers are expressing outrage at the HSBC bank after the bank was accused of being patronising when leaks …

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An Idiot’s Guide to Politics – interview with Jolyon Rubinstein

February 10, 2015

(not satire?) Here’s part of my interview with comedian Jolyon Rubinstein (The Revolution Will Be Televised), who has just completed …

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Man burned alive in Britain – but does anybody care?

February 8, 2015

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A man was burned alive in Britain – and nobody seems to care. …

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I apologise for the disgusting pogonophobic comments on my blog: I was hacked

February 8, 2015

(satire?)   An Apology From Tom Pride   This morning some extremely disgusting and offensive comments relating to beards appeared …

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Bearded men MUST condemn the violent extremists in their community

February 8, 2015

UPDATE: I apologise for this intolerant blog post. I was hacked… (satire?) Today I read about a disgusting crime which happened …

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Treasury forced to sharply revise down economic reality to match GDP projections

February 7, 2015

(satire?) The Treasury has announced it will revise down economic reality to a range of between 0.3% and 0.5%, after it …

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