UK happiness rating downgraded by Moody’s
In a shock announcement, the measure of the nation’s happiness, the Wellbeing Index, has been downgraded by the emotional ratings agency Moody’s from ‘OK’ to ‘Don’t Ask’.
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Magic money tree found at Bank of England
David Cameron is said to be ‘fuming’ after the Bank of England admitted that it does have a magic money tree growing in its vaults after all.
Posted: Mar 8th, 2013
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Quantitive Easing ruined by cost of inkjet cartridges to print new banknotes
The Bank of England has admitted that the decision to print £375 billion of new money was thwarted by the extortionate cost of the inkjet cartridges used by the Royal Mint to print the new banknotes.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2012
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‘Mansion tax’ proposal welcomed by makers of Monopoly board game
Hasbro, makers of the popular Monopoly game, have called for the Government to go further and introduce taxes for those who have more than two houses on the same road, and for hotel owners.
Posted: Mar 9th, 2012
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Bonfire Night at the Treasury ‘could go on for months’
The bonfire set up at the UK treasury to celebrate Guy Fawkes night could burn for weeks if not months, insiders have revealed. The party, held in the basement, is a traditionally festive occasion with lots of Punch and Judy going on and massive fireworks when Gordon Brown gets told he can’t have another sparkler.
‘It’s wonderful isn’t it,’ said Chancellor Alistair Darling, basking in the warm glow of the fire, ‘we’ve been scooping up lots and lots of cash in preparation and were supposed to burn it all in one go. Then Mervyn turns up with another £25 billion in hundreds of wheelbarrows and now it’ll probably keep going till Christmas.’
Posted: Nov 5th, 2009
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