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10 things more likely to happen to you than winning the Vote Leave Euro 2016 competition

June 7, 2016

The Vote Leave campaign is running a competition offering £50 million in prize money to anyone who can correctly guess the result of every …

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Focus group member tells Tories: After what Gove did to education I could hang him up by his b*ll*cks

April 23, 2016

Tory peer Lord Ashcroft has decided to spend some of his money on focus groups around the UK to find …

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UK Government to Offer Free School Status to Scotland in Bid to Save Union

September 7, 2014

(satire?) The UK government is to offer the people of Scotland a historic opportunity for their country to receive free school …

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Michael Gove claims he was stuck in toilet known as ‘westminster’ for 4 years

July 19, 2014

(satire?) Former Education Secretary Michael Gove has explained how he allowed UK schools to be taken over by religious fundamentalists – …

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8 powerful reasons why Butler-Sloss cannot head the VIP child abuse inquiry

July 11, 2014

(not satire) Here are 8 extremely compelling reasons why Baroness Butler-Sloss should stand down as head of the inquiry into allegations of child …

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Michael Gove expected to resign after PM threatens to give him his ‘full support’

June 19, 2014

(satire?) The Education Secretary Michael Gove is expected to resign after the Prime Minister David Cameron threatened to give him his strong backing …

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Academy school in meltdown as ex-prison head puts 100s of children in isolation

June 18, 2014

(not satire – it’s Michael Gove!) More trouble for Education Secretary Michael Gove. An Academy school on the Isle of …

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Plot to take over UK schools by followers of hard-line fundamentalist Michael Gove

June 8, 2014

(satire?) Militant extremists from Department for Education in shocking plot to take over UK schools An alleged plot to take …

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Daily Telegraph uses death of baby and outright lies to smear NHS

June 5, 2014

(not satire – it’s the UK gutter press) UPDATE: Meet the Telegraph journalist on a one woman campaign to smear the NHS …

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Academy school drops music despite it being part of national curriculum

April 17, 2014

(not satire) The Madani School in Leicester has dropped music from its curriculum even though music is supposed to be a compulsory subject …

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Tory vice chair – unqualified teachers hired “on the cheap” in UK schools

March 26, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) The education secretary Michael Gove has decided that unqualified teachers can teach our children. …

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History ‘student’ who wrote in support of Michael Gove is really a Tory PR executive

January 13, 2014

(not satire – it’s the Daily Telegraph!) 21-year-old graduate of History and Politics Jago Pearson – who wrote in the …

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Michael Gove: too much thinking still prevails in UK schools

January 13, 2014

(satire?) The educational elite is indoctrinating the young into thinking about things – and Education Secretary Michael Gove must be …

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Michael Gove – WW1 quite nice actually. And WW2 a bit of a hoot.

January 4, 2014

(satire?) In an article for the Daily Mail, the Education Secretary Michael Gove has condemned what he called ‘left-wing’ academics …

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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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Independent Scotland to Retain Michael Gove in Severe Blow to Pro-Indy Camp

November 26, 2013

(satire?) In a severe blow to the pro-independence campaign, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has admitted an independent Scotland would …

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Michael Gove adviser calls critic ‘mental’ on Twitter

October 26, 2013

(not satire – it’s Michael Gove!) A Twitter account used by Education Secretary Michael Gove’s advisers is in trouble again …

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Come on Nick Clegg admit it – the Lib Dems f*cked up by voting for Gove’s education reforms

October 20, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) In 2010 the coalition government rushed through its flawed Academies Bill in record time which …

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Bonkers Tories expect 4-year-olds to be ready for employment, university and “hard problems in calculus”

September 12, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Tories!) A group of 100 education specialists has criticised Education Secretary Michael Gove’s policy of …

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‘Mini-brains’ grown by scientists in lab give valuable insight into BNP voters

September 4, 2013

(satire?) Scientists have grown a miniature “human brain” the size of a pea, in a feat they hope will transform …

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Shock and outrage after poisonous hot air attack launched on rebels by Michael Gove

August 30, 2013

(satire?) Groups opposed to military intervention in Syria say a “poisonous hot air” attack launched on rebels by Education Secretary …

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WARNING! To avoid risk of explosion, never mention these 2 facts about childhood obesity in the same sentence. OK?

August 22, 2013

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) DANGER! The following two facts must be kept well apart – mixing them …

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Gove – children to start learning to hate school from age of 5

July 8, 2013

(satire?) Education secretary Michael Gove’s efforts to revolutionise learning in England’s schools will see five-year-olds learning in their first year that going to school …

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How The Gove Stole Summer (with apologies to Dr. Suess)

July 3, 2013

How The Gove Stole Summer In which Dr. Suess posthumously questions Michael Gove’s decision to abolish summer holidays for school children  Every schoolchild …

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BBC apologises for Osborne’s shocking budget address before watershed

June 28, 2013

(satire?) The BBC apologised today after more than 100 viewers contacted the corporation to voice their disapproval about George Osborne’s revealing …

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Gove announces plan to phase out teaching in schools

June 22, 2013

(satire?) Educational experts have expressed reservations over Education Secretary Michael Gove’s announcement that the coalition government intends to phase out …

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EXCLUSIVE – leaked sample questions from Michael Gove’s new GCSE Mathematics examination

June 12, 2013

(satire?) 1. Leroy wants to buy a TV for £400 plus VAT. VAT is presently at 17½%. How much money …

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Gove unveils new GCSEs with emphasis on cold baths and six of the best from a well-oiled cane

June 12, 2013

(satire?) Michael Gove has unveiled major reforms to the way GCSE examinations are conducted in England, saying that applications of six of …

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Government to clamp down on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ after complaints it hasn’t

May 30, 2013

(satire?) Downing Street has announced it is to launch an investigation into the latest edition of Britain’s Got Talent after …

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Gove – UK to emulate Asian success with increased school suicides and shorter pupil lifespans

April 20, 2013

(satire – possibly) Pupils in England should spend more hours at school each day and have shorter holidays in order …

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