ATOS denies being ATOS (not satire!)
(not satire – it’s ATOS!) Government statistics reveal that between January 2011 and November of the same year, 10,600 sick …
Tag Archives: unemployment
A new low for the UK: disabled man starves to death
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A severely disabled and sick man – who had his benefits stopped after …
Tory MP who criticised benefits claimants is himself being investigated for benefit fraud
(not satire – it’s Peter Bone!) Right-wing Tory MP Peter Bone once said this of benefits claimants: “It cannot be …
ATOS declare themselves fit to declare themselves unfit for work
(satire?) In a surprise move, ATOS have declared themselves unfit to declare whether people declared unfit for work are fit for …
Cameron announces plan to reduce flooding by forcing it to work in Poundland
(satire?) The Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a wide-ranging plan to reduce what he called the ‘scourge’ of flooding …
Look what this man did to find a job – and he was still sanctioned by the Job Centre
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) What do unemployed people have to do these days to prove to Job …
Man loses benefits because he had heart attack during work capability assessment
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A man with heart problems who couldn’t complete a work capability assessment because …
Tesco announces plans to open 40 new skips across country
(satire?) Tesco has announced plans to open 40 new skips across the UK in a bid to break Iceland’s lead …
Doctors – watching too much poverty porn can make you blind
(satire?) According to new research, medical experts are warning that watching too much poverty pornography such as Channel 4′s Benefits …
DWP blames cancer patient for her illness
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) This letter from the Department for Work and Pensions was posted by Chris …
Mother’s plea for son who lost benefits after missing signing on because of cancer op
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A letter from a desperate mother: Trish Lewis Walton My son was diagnosed …
Threats of death and violence after Channel 4 programme Benefits Street
(not satire!) Channel 4 executives should be proud of themselves. Their attempt to stereotype and demonise all of Britain’s 2.49 million …
Hypocrite of the Year Award 2014 already won by heartless landlords Fergus and Judith Wilson
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) UK’s biggest buy-to-let landlords – who are evicting their poorest tenants because of …
Iain Duncan Smith to undergo surgery after tests reveal severe shrinkage of the heart
(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that Iain Duncan Smith is to undergo aortic valve enlargement surgery after …
Former Archbishop of Canterbury calls Iain Duncan Smith’s remarks “disturbing”
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith) In an escalation of the war of words between church leaders and the …
Cameron announces curbs on Santa in bid to end ‘something for nothing culture’
(satire?) David Cameron has said forcing children to work before receiving a visit from Santa will help to mark an end …
Tory supporter ‘jokes’ about Apollo Theatre accident
(not satire – it’s Orwellian Britain today!) The Tory supporter and ex-DWP worker who got sacked after encouraging people to …
The remarkable similarities between Fritz Sauckel and Iain Duncan Smith
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith!) Neither of these photographs has been photoshopped: Fritz Sauckel - Nazi Work Minister Iain Duncan …
Jobcentre worker fired for goading people to post names of benefit claimants on Facebook
(not satire – it’s Orwellian Britain today!) A Jobcentre Plus worker has been sacked by the DWP for gross misconduct …
‘Anal knitter’ Iain Duncan Smith knits policies with facts taken straight from his anus
(satire?) In a process involving bodily fluids, knitting and complete b*llocks, Westminster-based radical performance artist Iain Duncan Smith has taken …
Nadhim Zahawi MP wins Spoilt Personality of the Year for suggesting cutting child benefits
(satire?) Millionaire Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi has been voted the 2013 Spoilt Personality of the Year after saying child benefits should be …
EDL members to be tested on English skills before benefits
(satire?) Members of the English Defence League and other right-wing crackpots are to be tested on their English skills before …
Shocking UK milestone: now more ‘hardworking’ people in poverty than unemployed
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) According to a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, there are now …
Autumn Statement: Britain can no longer afford workshy grannies, warns Osborne
(satire?) In a speech to the House of Commons on Thursday, the Chancellor George Osborne set out more details of a …
Whistleblower – Daily Mail approval first priority at DWP
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith!) A whistleblower at the Department for Work and Pensions who was contracted to …
“Back to work” scheme prevents unemployed from …. getting back to work!
(not satire – believe it or not – it’s the UK today!) Another one to add to my growing collection …
The single killer question from ATOS that drove a woman to suicide
(not satire – it’s ATOS) I might have to stop writing satire. It seems I might be giving the wrong …
DWP forces children centre volunteer to work for Poundland instead
(not satire – it’s ConDemNation today!) A woman who has been volunteering at a Children’s Centre, helping with parent/toddler groups, …
DWP crackdown on stuffed toys after disabled bear caught working on Children in Need
(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced it is launching a campaign to clamp down on benefit fraud …
Let’s be clear – Tory and Lib Dem MPs have decided terminally ill patients should work or starve
(not satire – it’s ConDemNation today) Back in 2011, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs joined together to reject an amendment …
