Chancellor George Osborne announced today that in the face of cuts to almost every public service, the spending budget for the Lip Service is to increase annually in real terms throughout the current parliament.
Posted: Jan 28th, 2011
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Self-employed Bolton plumber Dave North has today announced further strikes in an ongoing and increasingly bitter row with himself over pay and benefits.
Posted: Jan 28th, 2011
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Against a backdrop of discord and confusion, veteran broadcaster Terry Wogan, who dearly loves the ‘old country’, has agreed to take over running Ireland for a while in the interests of stability as that nation’s politicians sort themselves out.
Posted: Jan 27th, 2011
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The BBC World Service is to be replaced by a rolling 24-hour radio show presented by Foreign Secretary William Hague. ‘I have always dreamed of being a DJ,’ said Mr Hague, ‘as a small boy I would regularly spin classic vinyl of the speeches of Winston Churchill. I can’t wait to get down and funky with the global massive.’
Posted: Jan 27th, 2011
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