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Archive for March, 2011

Nick Clegg to be allowed to play with Luxembourg

With David Cameron’s call for the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya now a devastating reality, Nick Clegg has been given the go-ahead to press for action against Luxembourg, ‘in order to stop him sulking’.

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Posted: Mar 23rd, 2011
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Private jet tax ‘last straw’ for Thunderbirds

V.A.T.International Rescue, forced to curtail its activities in recent years because of rocketing fuel prices, says Chancellor George Osborne’s proposed private jet tax is one regulatory burden too far and will make cessation of operations inevitable.

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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2011
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DIY SOS team to rebuild Gaddafi’s house

‘We got a call from this chap in Libya,’ said Nick Knowles. ‘He said his house was in a right state due to being bombed by western infidel scum who would be hung from meat hooks along the streets of Tripoli for the vultures to peck at for a thousand years. It had us all in tears when we heard. He’d started some repairs himself but had to stop due to trying to hold his crumbling empire together, massacring his people and giving out fake ceasefires.’

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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2011
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UNESCO recognises Atlantis as World Acceptable Racism Site

The UN body responsible for cultural matters has agreed to select the fictional country of Atlantis as a geographical region, people and religion which will now be ‘considered fair game’ for all manner of racism, xenophobia, and scapegoatism.

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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2011
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David Cameron’s face ‘looming larger than ever’, say astronomers

public gazing in awe at his vastnessDavid Cameron’s huge round face is looming larger than ever over Britain, astronomers have found.

‘This remote, barren object was first sighted as recently as 2005,’ said telegenic starmonger Professor Brian Cox. ‘Since then it has hurtled rapidly upwards, and last night in particular it was more visible than ever, hanging ominously in the night sky with its inscrutable face turned towards the earth. It’s a beautiful but disturbing sight.’

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Posted: Mar 21st, 2011
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