Government sells entire NHS patient data to firm headed by disgraced banker
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) I’m not sure what would normally constitute a political scandal of massive proportions …
Tag Archives: bankers
IMF: rate of banker suicides still “too slow” to prevent future global financial meltdowns
(satire?) The International Monetary Fund has warned that despite a sharp increase in the rate of bankers throwing themselves off high buildings, the …
Cameron pledges more bank bonuses and unregulated markets to tackle floods
(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 …
Boris Johnson: outbreaks of fire to be kettled and baton charged by mounted police
(satire?) Mounted police officers and City bankers to tackle outbreaks of fire in the capital London Mayor Boris Johnson has …
Coalition cuts NHS by £20bn – but subsidises banks with £37.7bn every year
(not satire unfortunately – it’s the UK today!) The government bangs on all the time about the need for fiscal …
Boris Johnson slashes number of deadly sins across London in bid to privatise greed
(satire?) London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced greed and envy are to be sold off to private developers as part of his plans …
The definition of IQ according to Einstein
IQ according to Einstein Einstein died and went to heaven only to be informed that his room was not yet …
David Cameron launches inquiry into abuse of pure ‘methodism’ by top bankers
(satire?) The Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he is to launch an inquiry into the growing scandal of addiction and use …
Personal debt to banks: £1.4tn. Taxpayer-funded bailout to banks: £1.6tn. Connection?
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) According to a new report, personal debt in the UK is now £1.4 trillion …
Drug addict ‘seeking help’ after admitting being a banker
(satire?) A hard-core drug addict has apologised for his “stupid and wrong” behaviour and said he is seeking professional help after …
Revelation – MPs’ standards are doubling every year in the UK
(satire?) The House of Commons Standards Committee has revealed that the standards of sitting MPs’ from all parties are doubling …
Breaking – Edward Snowden to seek refuge from US justice in Wall St
(satire?) In a new development, Wall St – which is notorious for giving safe haven from US justice to hundreds …
Top bankers aren’t sorry for their reckless behaviour. They’re openly laughing at us.
(not satire – it’s fatcat bankers) What’s sadder than a kid at school who’s being bullied? A kid at school …
Erm, the IMF ‘changed its mind’ about Osborne’s failing strategy? No. It f***ed up.
(It’s not satire – it’s the IMF!) On Thursday, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the fund had …
Disgraced bank chief Sir James Crosby to give up 30% of his title and become Si Crosby
(satire) Sir James Crosby, the former boss of HBOS, has asked for 30% of his knighthood - awarded in 2006 - to be …
Government scraps plans for society to pay for Thatcher funeral after realising it doesn’t exist
(satire – or is it?) The UK government has scrapped plans for all of UK society to come together and …
Cyprus bailout deal at risk over German demands for full 12 points in Eurovision
(satire – I think) MPs in Cyprus have overwhelmingly voted to reject a demand by Germany that they give their …
Is this the real reason governments are so keen to control the internet?
(not satire) It’s hard to overestimate the idiotic incompetence of EU finance ministers as illustrated by their handling of the …
Be happy! 9 Barclays incompetent fatcats got £40m. The rest of us 1p on a pint.
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Apparently it was UN World Happiness Day yesterday. Don’t know about you, but despite that …
Embarrassment for Cameron after Magic Money Tree found growing in Lloyds Bank
(satire – sort of) OBR chief Robert Chote writes to Cameron disputing his claims that magic money trees do not exist David …
Osborne Blames NatWest Computer Glitch For Dire State Of The Economy
(satire – I think) The Chancellor George Osborne has blamed a computer glitch at the NatWest bank for his failure to …
IMPORTANT! How Lloyds can cut their losses by £200 million (and make me rich in the process)
(It’s not satire – it’s bankers!) Pay attention please because this is potentially the most important article I have ever …
Vince Cable’s opinion on loss of triple-A credit rating ‘largely symbolic’, says Vince Cable
(satire – probably) The largely symbolic business secretary Vince Cable, has dismissed his opinion about the loss of Britain’s triple-A credit …
Minister defends parents’ right to smack Michael Gove
(satire – probably) The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has defended parents’ right to smack the Education Secretary Michael Gove claiming it …
It’s not the Left that believes in Magic Money Trees. It’s the Right.
(it’s not satire – it’s the surreal world of banking) Very often some people on the Right who are less …
Coalition government releases official list of strivers and skivers:
(not really satire – it’s UK today) The government have released an official list of who they regard as strivers …
Satirists demand end to ministerial self-parody as ‘savage’ government gall begins to bite
(satire – I think) A group of leading UK satirists have demanded an immediate end to ‘savage’ government self-parody saying political …
Iceland gives bankers 9 months in prison – while in the UK we knight them
Iceland has just jailed two of its bankers for fraud stemming from the 2008 economic crisis. While in the UK …
Barclays Pays Executive £3m to Clamp Down on High Pay
No – it’s not satire. Really. Barclays Bank has decided to clamp down on their out-of-control executive bonus and pay structure …
Welfare reform minister: MPs ‘have a lifestyle’ on state benefits
(satire – sort of) The government’s welfare reform minister has suggested lone members of parliament, bank bailout claimants and other …
