Cameron: unemployed Lib Dem MPs “should do community work” after election
(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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Man burned alive in Britain – but does anybody care?
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A man was burned alive in Britain – and nobody seems to care. …
Gwyneth Paltrow recommends regular steam-cleaning of Iain Duncan Smith
(satire?) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has recommended regular steam-cleaning of government ministers in order to eliminate poisonous toxins which can easily build …
Daily Mail uses actor in fake story to demonise the unemployed
(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) Thanks to Justice4Jobseekers for noticing this. The Daily Mail has been caught red-handed using an …
Unemployed? Struggling on low wages? Cheer up! Government minister says it’s a boom!
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) If you’re one of the millions of British families struggling to make ends meet …
Sneak look at tomorrow’s Daily Express shocking front page story:
(satire?) . I’m told the Daily Mail has a similar story. . Please feel free to share. And comment. . …
Iain Duncan Smith’s portrait made from photos of people who died for being poor
(satire?) Click on image to enlarge: His victims: Edward Jacques: Graham Shawcross: David Coupe: David Groves: Trevor Drakard: David …
UKIP supporter and fat city cat Jon Moulton sacks 2,727 of his staff on Xmas Day
(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) City Financier and prominent UKIP supporter Jon Moulton sacked 2,727 of his staff on Christmas …
Lib Dems supported the bedroom tax. Then opposed it. And now they support it again.
(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Today the Lib Dems voted to support the bedroom tax: Betrayal as Lib …
Terminal cancer patients now expected to attend work interviews or lose welfare support
(not satire) From Charlotte Ryan: “I have terminal cancer, my prognosis is 0-3 years and I was diagnosed in March …
Government already stopping unemployment benefit to women for being pregnant
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Iain Duncan Smith yesterday flagged up the possibility of refusing child benefit to …
Dark threats from Daily Mail after I dare to complain about one of their articles
(not satire – it’s the UK press!) Surprise surprise. The Daily Mail have written to me rejecting my complaint that …
Disused Conservative Club reopens as a food bank!!
(not satire – it’s Tory Britain!) A disused Conservative Club in Rhondda has been bought up by a local church …
Granny – aged 90 – told to attend job centre interview
(not satire – it’s social security today!) If you want an illustration of the mess created by Iain Duncan Smith in …
Benefits scrounging bear rakes in millions while pretending to be disabled on national TV
(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced it is launching a campaign to clamp down on benefit fraud …
Old friend of Nick Clegg gives Lib Dems £30,000 – and then axes 160 jobs
(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) An old friend of Nick Clegg gave the Lib Dems a donation of …
Man dies after homeless charity makes him homeless
(not satire – it’s the UK today) Anthony Miller’s dead body was found two days ago washed up on a …
Lib Dem voice of the year: “Lord Freud was right” and “motivated by compassion”
(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Lib Dems love Sam Bowman. In fact, Liberal Democrat members are so fond of …
The Daily Mail Book of Fairy Tales: Little Red Joy-Riding Hoodie
(satire?) The Daily Mail Book of Fairy Tales: Red Riding Hoodie . Once upon a time there was a young …
Is Douglas Carswell now against the bedroom tax? Or UKIP now for it?
(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) UKIP defector Douglas Carswell is a big supporter of the bedroom tax. As a …
Dying of cancer? Work or starve: the end of the welfare state.
(sadly not satire – it’s the UK today) There are now numerous cases of terminally sick cancer patients being told …
Facebook to add “reality” tag to Iain Duncan Smith
(satire?) Facebook has begun labelling comments and speeches from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith with …
Iain Duncan Smith claimed expenses for his underpants (really!)
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith!) If there were ever any doubts that Secretary of State for Work and …
Duncan Smith reckons cutting welfare for cancer patients is “creating jobs”
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith!) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith is claiming that his …
HOW DAILY MAIL ARE YOU? Take this simple quiz and find out!
HOW DAILY MAIL ARE YOU? (Answer the following questions a, b, or c. Tot up your score at the end to …
How the IDS ‘Iron Dome’ defence system shoots down incoming facts
(satire?) Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather defence system deployed around Iain Duncan Smith’s head, designed to intercept and destroy short-range and …
Proof Iain Duncan Smith is about to be replaced by Esther McVey?
(not satire!) A commuter on a train, Sarah Quinney, has posted a conversation she overheard from a “20 something brunette, with a very …
Loan sharks thank government for abolishing Local Welfare Assistance
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) All MPs will be receiving this excellent spoof letter next week, highlighting the …
DWP declares dead man “unfit for work” (not actually satire)
(not satire – it’s the coalition government!) In early 2013, I wrote this satirical blogpost which went a bit viral: ATOS declare …
UK today: 40% of cancer patients can’t afford to heat their home properly
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Macmillan Cancer Support have commissioned a new report which shows the severe financial problems now …
