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Tag Archives: Daily Mail

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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The Daily Mail Book of Fairy Tales: Little Red Joy-Riding Hoodie

October 11, 2014

(satire?) The Daily Mail Book of Fairy Tales: Red Riding Hoodie . Once upon a time there was a young …

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Daily Mail readers’ vile, racist attacks on Malala for winning the Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Sometimes Daily Mail readers show their true faces – and they’re as ugly …

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This is the UK today. Be afraid.

October 4, 2014

(not satire) Just a few years ago, newspaper headlines like these would have been spoofs, making fun of the UK …

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EXCLUSIVE: Ed Miliband’s Father Fighting Alongside ISIS Militants in Iraq

August 13, 2014

(satire?) Exclusive footage of militant Islamic fighters in Iraq have revealed that Labour leader Ed Miliband’s father is fighting alongside …

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HOW DAILY MAIL ARE YOU? Take this simple quiz and find out!

August 4, 2014

HOW DAILY MAIL ARE YOU? (Answer the following questions a, b, or c. Then tot up your score at the end …

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The Coalition Government Colouring and Activity Book

July 16, 2014

(satire?) COMING SOON! Here are some sample pages from the forthcoming Coalition Government Colouring and Activity Book I’m currently working on:   …

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Daily Mail journalist busted posing as Muslim extremist to stir up hatred

July 6, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The following comment was posted on an online chat forum for Muslims yesterday inviting responses: …

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Why do I get trolled most of all when I criticise the UK mainstream media?

June 22, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK press) Contrary to popular belief, I’m much more of a cock-up and cover-up man …

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Shock as number of tabloid reporters relying on food banks triples in one year

April 27, 2014

(satire?) The number of tabloid journalists relying on food banks to survive has tripled over the last year, according to new …

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The Daily Mail timeline of shame – updated

April 22, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!)   Big thanks to Dick Graceless for compiling the original. . Related articles …

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Daily Mail: how our reporter dialled 999 and got an ambulance – no questions asked!

April 21, 2014

(satire?) DAILY MAIL EXCLUSIVE! No ID, no checks… free ambulances for sob stories: scrounging accident victims get free rides to hospital – paid for …

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Oops! Mail on Sunday hack f*cks up his story attacking food banks

April 20, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Mail!) The Mail on Sunday sent out one of its most experienced reporters to do …

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SURVEY – the Daily Mail thinks George Osborne is sexy. What do you think?

March 22, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Sometimes I fear for the sanity of Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre. In …

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Daily Mail: Flight MH370 in same place as missing flights from Romania and Bulgaria

March 16, 2014

(satire?) The investigation into hundreds of flights which mysteriously disappeared mid-air on their way to the UK after taking off …

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Daily Mail columnist denies links to sinister child pornography distribution network

March 1, 2014

(satire?) One of the UK’s leading tabloid newspaper columnists, Richard Littlejohn, has denied he has close links to a sinister …

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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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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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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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Anti-EU Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre secretly trousering EU subsidies

January 26, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre – whose newspaper really likes to rant a …

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Daily Mail story about sunrises being shown on big screens in Beijing was made up

January 21, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) I’m well aware a blogpost about the Daily Mail making up a story is …

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QUIZ – The Most Idiotic Political Quotes of 2013!

December 27, 2013

. How well can you match these golden nuggets of pure idiocy to the biggest political numpties of 2013? Take …

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The 12 most read Pride’s Purge articles of 2013

December 26, 2013

. 1) ATOS declares Richard III fit for work 2) How Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s father avoided the front-line in WW2 3) …

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The Sun apologises to MP for calling her lazy while she was on maternity leave

December 14, 2013

(not satire – it’s Murdoch’s hacks) The Sun included Labour MP for Manchester Central Lucy Powell in its list of ’10 …

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Whistleblower – Daily Mail approval first priority at DWP

November 27, 2013

(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith!) A whistleblower at the Department for Work and Pensions who was contracted to …

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DWP crackdown on stuffed toys after disabled bear caught working on Children in Need

November 15, 2013

(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced it is launching a campaign to clamp down on benefit fraud …

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BAE announce plans to create 1,775 workshy, feckless, benefit cheats

November 7, 2013

(satire?) BAE Systems is to create 1,775 benefits cheats at its yards in Scotland and England and end responsible taxpaying altogether …

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Daily Mail – “aggressive foreign cows from Europe lead to death of man”. Satire?

September 11, 2013

(it’s not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) I must have been wrong about the Daily Mail. They clearly have …

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Daily Mail Exclusive – shock as 100% of asylum seekers revealed to be foreign

August 23, 2013

(satire?) There was shock and anger yesterday after government figures revealed a shocking 100% of asylum seekers are not from …

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Only one problem with the government’s list of top ten benefits fraudsters – it doesn’t exist

August 19, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The Mail and the Express yesterday had articles about an official list of the …

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