This is the global lending merry go-round as explained for the general public by two leading Australian economists, wisely employing a variation of the Socratic method. There is an answer to all this, you know, and it’s called ‘cuts’. I wonder if young Danny Alexander is up to the challenge. Ha! Fat chance. Remember John [...]
Archive for the ‘satire’ Category
Danny Alexander’s Challenge
Posted in debt, economy, humour, satire on 29/05/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Hopefuls – And One Other
Posted in general election, humour, satire on 06/05/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lol. Peter Brookes is a top ‘toonist.
The Best Downfall
Posted in Brown, downfall, humour, satire on 30/04/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The best Downfall mash was this one. Why? Because it perfectly captured the massive Labour wobble about Brown in 2008, when they could have got rid of him. It also reminds us why the Guardian has switched sides today, and regrets reversing the position it took at the time: that Brown should have gone. Mind [...]
A Future Fair For All? No, Just More Labour Lies
Posted in campaigning, general election, Labour, lies, manifesto, satire on 12/04/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ollie Cromwell has done it again!
"Mark Harper Is An Expert Tosser"
Posted in guido, guynews, satire on 12/02/2010 | 2 Comments »
This is just one of the really good Guy News’ gags in this week’s gripping instalment. “Taxbreaks for dead people,” indeed. Lol. By the way, Emily “Nomates” contributed something to the latest Private Eye. Thought you might like to know…er, never mind.
Billy Bragg Mashed
Posted in banks, billybragg, crisis, dailymash, Darling, debt, deficit, economy, Labour, satire, tax on 20/01/2010 | 3 Comments »
I thought the Daily Mash’s reporting of Billy Bragg’s principled hypocritical tax protest and celebtivist posturing was rather bloody funny. DEFICIT REDUCTION WAS BASED ON SALES OF ‘BETWEEN THE WARS’, ADMITS DARLING 19-01-10 CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has been forced to scrap his deficit reduction plan, admitting it was based entirely on sales of Billy Bragg’s [...]
Dearth of Satire
Posted in politics, satire on 16/01/2010 | 6 Comments »
I remember that, during the Thatcher/Major years, what you might call ‘attack satire’ – aggressive, abusive, left wing, activist, ‘alternative’ comedy from a list of people most of whom are more-or-less household names these days – was ubiquitous. Ben Elton is one name that springs to mind. Alexi Sale another. But there was a whole [...]
Labour’s Winter of Discontent
Posted in Brown, coup, crisis, Labour, satire on 09/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Given the sorry outcome for lame duck Brown of Labour’s Winter Coup, Patrick Blower’s recent animation seems quite apt. It’s quite entertaining, too. As Blower says, it’s Labour’s winter of discontent. He goes on, by way of introduction: Some members of the Labour party see their leader as an old boiler they’d rather trade as [...]
Failed Coup Downfall
Posted in Brown, downfall, Labour, leadership, politics, satire on 08/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
This just in… A- from me. PS: Here’s another Brownfall from the same channel, uploaded on January 4th, before the plot. Very prescient – and funnier. This one’s an A*…
EU Toon
Posted in humour, satire on 22/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thought this Matt toon was quite funny.
