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Telegraph withdraws expense claim allegations ‘after doing the figures again’
The Daily Telegraph has issued a front-page apology over the expenses allegations after discovering that its political staff ‘hadn’t read the second column correctly.’
‘In recent weeks, we may have given the impression that the House of Commons is stuffed to the rafters with filthy, rapacious grubbers sponging off the taxpayer to feed their indolent lives of immoral luxury,’ the newspaper’s editorial declares. ‘In fact, it turns out that the whole story was written up by a spotty 17-year-old intern who couldn’t read the figures properly and left out the middle column of numbers. Our MPs are in fact the same fine group of distinguished gentlemen and ladies that they have always been. We hope the mistake hasn’t caused any inconvenience.’
Posted: Jun 7th, 2009
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30-something man still living with parents ‘because of credit crunch’
37-year-old Scott Mackenzie said plans to move out of his parents’ home had been postponed again due to the ongoing financial crisis. ‘No time for taking risks,’ said the local council worker, who noted that a sacked colleague faced financial ruin because of ‘a relatively short-term’ custodial sentence, ‘any excuse for these ruthless management bastards’.
Posted: May 18th, 2009
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Government moves to ban drink-banking
The Government today introduced strict new laws to prevent finance workers from trading while under the influence of alcohol.
Posted: Apr 3rd, 2009
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IMF erects giant thermometer
The International Monetary Fund confirmed today that the giant thermometer erected outside its Washington headquarters will show the running total of funds raised for the recapitalisation of the world’s financial markets.
‘This is just the first step,’ said a spokesman. ‘We’ve got a fete lined up, followed by a sponsored walk, a bring-and-buy sale, and an international five-trillion-bob-a-job week.
Posted: Mar 30th, 2009
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