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Boris Johnson Gets Fined Over Congestion Charge, Continues To Prove He Is A Scarily Brilliant Politician

It’s emerged that Boris Johnson got fined for not paying the congestion charge he got when driving to spark up the “Hanukah thing” (his words)…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Other | January 9, 2009 1:34PM | 3 Comments »


Predictions For 2009: Earth Generally A Rubbish Place To Be

As well as the aforementioned resolutions, the first week in January also sees everyone going into soothsayer mode and ruminating on the future…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Other | January 5, 2009 3:21PM | 1 Comment »


The GM, Chrysler, Ford Bailout – Like Giving Change to a Dope Fiend

John Henion lives in Oakland, California. He used to work as a TV producer/editor before he was laid off by his employer, and now

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Posted by John Henion in Other | December 24, 2008 1:02PM | 1 Comment »


Diary 25: Israel

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Posted by James Nash in Other | December 17, 2008 5:09PM | No Comments »


Oxford Rugby Team Black, Jew Up In Ill-Advised Larks

Oxford Rugby Team Forced to Attend “Cultural Diversity” Seminar

Wow. Wouldn’t it be hi-larious if you played for Oxford University’s under-21 rugby team and went to a society dinner dressed as a Hasidic…

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Posted by Huw Nesbitt in Other | December 14, 2008 4:07PM | 4 Comments »


Barclay Brothers Storm Off Sark In A Big Huff After Losing Elections

Last week we had a look at wee little Sark, with its arcane laws regarding unspayed dogs and attempted takeovers by unemployed French…

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Posted by Jennifer Allan in Other | December 12, 2008 4:46PM | 4 Comments »


Diary 24: Bonfire Night

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Posted by James Nash in Other | December 10, 2008 12:35PM | No Comments »


Stephen Harper’s Canadian Parliament Funkier Than George Clinton’s

Canada was unusually thrust into the centre of the world politics last week when (Prices of maple syrup dropped? Beavers attacked the capital? The U.S.…

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Posted by Carmody Wilson in Other | December 8, 2008 5:16PM | 5 Comments »


Kate Moss Gets Sir Philip Green to Buy Her Nanny’s Xmas Presents

Times are tough, and with Christmas around the corner and all the expenses of gifts/turkeys/crackers full of cocaine adding up, celebs like Kate Moss are…

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Posted by Becky North in Other | December 5, 2008 12:34PM | 1 Comment »



Student Housing In Oxford: a Ruddy Scam Getting Ruddy Worse

Living out for a year (or even two) while at Oxford is obligatory for most students. Long gone are the days when tiny undergraduate populations…

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Posted by Chris Baraniuk in Other | December 2, 2008 11:31AM | 1 Comment »


Worst People In World Thankfully Stranded In Bangkok Airport

Worst People In World Thankfully Stranded In Bangkok Airport

If you get too wrapped up in this financial crisis, you can sometimes forget there’s a whole world of happy news out there, like the…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Other | November 26, 2008 2:14PM | 7 Comments »