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Tag Archives: Osborne

Shocking new survey – Conservatives have biggest cocks in House of Commons

December 29, 2013

(satire?) According to an exclusive new survey conducted by Pride’s Purge, we can reveal that the Conservatives have the biggest …

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Tory MP attacks George Osborne as ‘corporatist’

December 19, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Tory Party!) A tweet by Tory MP Zac Goldsmith attacking George Osborne as a ‘corporatist’ …

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Autumn Statement: Britain can no longer afford workshy grannies, warns Osborne

December 7, 2013

(satire?) In a speech to the House of Commons on Thursday, the Chancellor George Osborne set out more details of a …

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Osborne’s Autumn Statement in a nutshell: old people are too expensive.

December 5, 2013

(not satire – it’s Gideon!) Here’s George Osborne’s Autumn Statement in a nutshell so you don’t have to read all the …

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Chancellor announces extra cold weather payments for MPs’ horses at risk of cold

November 11, 2013

(satire?) The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne this week set out an increased range of financial support and help …

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The remarkable short poem which sums up Osborne’s austerity Britain so well

November 10, 2013

Is this a holy thing to see In a rich and fruitful land, Babes reduced to misery, Fed with cold …

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This graph shows the UK economic recovery is just a dangerous London bubble

October 30, 2013

(not satire – it’s George Osborne!) Here is a graph of house prices by Neal Hudson from Savills estate agents which illustrates very well …

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Osborne claims public sector net borrowing targets missed as a result of badgers moving them

October 21, 2013

(satire?) Chancellor George Osborne’s deficit-busting plans will come under more pressure on Friday as figures show Government borrowing is on …

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Housing development where Osborne gave his speech will have separate entrances for rich and poor

September 9, 2013

(not satire – it’s George Osborne!) George Osborne chose a new housing development in London yesterday to give his speech …

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Police – desperate mothers now turning to prostitution to feed and clothe children

August 13, 2013

(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Humberside Police have said they are seeing an increase in prostitution – with …

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Ornithologists baffled by pair of Great Tits taking up residence in Downing St

August 13, 2013

(satire?) Scientists and ornithology experts are saying they are baffled as to how a pair of great tits – known …

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Bank of England – interest rates in boring economic matters by the general public to remain low

August 8, 2013

(satire?) The new governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has signalled that Britain’s ultra-low rates of interest by its citizens in what …

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Fracking – go-ahead given for extraction of foot from Lord Howell’s mouth

August 1, 2013

(satire?) A controversial operation to extract a well-heeled foot from controversial Tory peer Lord Howell’s mouth has been given the go-ahead by the government. …

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George Osborne ‘honoured’ to have royal baby named after him

July 25, 2013

(satire?) The Chancellor George Osborne has issued a statement saying he is ‘honoured’ by the decision of the Duke and …

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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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EDL members main losers after Osborne tells jobseekers to learn English or lose benefits

June 26, 2013

(satire?) Thousands of English Defence League supporters will be forced to learn English to the standard of a nine-year –old …

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Obama gets George Osborne’s name wrong

June 20, 2013

(not satire) Apparently US President Barack Obama mistakenly called George Osborne Jeffrey at the G8 summit. Rather a strange mistake to …

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IMF warn George Osborne’s idiocy still acting as drag on the economy

May 22, 2013

(satire – I think) In its concluding statement on its mission to the UK, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned …

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UK narrowly avoids triple-dipstick chancellor

April 26, 2013

(satire) The chancellor George Osborne has defied his critics by narrowly managing to avoid being called a dipstick for a …

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Scientists artificially inseminate George Osborne after his reluctance to produce plan B

April 22, 2013

(satire – probably) Scientists have intervened at Westminster zoo after scrutinising the chancellor George Osborne’s behaviour and deciding he was exhibiting signs …

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Erm, the IMF ‘changed its mind’ about Osborne’s failing strategy? No. It f***ed up.

April 20, 2013

(It’s not satire – it’s the IMF!) On Thursday, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the fund had …

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Osborne claims Thatcher “over the worst” and well on way to “full recovery”

April 9, 2013

(satire – I think) Flying in the face of expert opinion that former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was showing absolutely …

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ATOS declare George Osborne unfit for work as Chancellor

April 7, 2013

(satire – sort of) ATOS – the private contractor paid by the government to carry out work capability assessments of disabled …

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George Osborne blames pesticides for disappearance of UK’s AAA status

March 30, 2013

(satire – I think) Scientists say pesticides possible reason for rapid loss of George Osborne’s ability to find new excuses …

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Tory treasury admits bungling and indicates U-turn on Osborne’s mortgage scheme?

March 21, 2013

(not satire – it’s the Tory treasury!) In the Chancellor’s budget yesterday, much has been made of Osborne’s so-called ‘mortgage …

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Be happy! 9 Barclays incompetent fatcats got £40m. The rest of us 1p on a pint.

March 20, 2013

(not satire – it’s the UK today!)  Apparently it was UN World Happiness Day yesterday. Don’t know about you, but despite that …

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Twitter Science – is George Osborne secretly endorsing Liam Fox as next Tory leader?

March 20, 2013

(not satire – it’s George Osborne!) Has George Osborne accidently let the cat out of the bag about how much …

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Osborne helps working families by making it easier for them to get pissed

March 20, 2013

(satire – I think) The Chancellor George Osborne promised a budget today that will help those who want to work hard & …

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Osborne Blames NatWest Computer Glitch For Dire State Of The Economy

March 7, 2013

(satire – I think) The Chancellor George Osborne has blamed a computer glitch at the NatWest bank for his failure to …

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Naughty naughty! Tory MPs desperate to delete their old tweets praising the UK’s AAA status

February 26, 2013

(It’s not satire – it’s our MPs!) Try not to laugh but Tory MPs seem to be desperately trawling their …

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