Satire

Is the world beyond satire? Increasingly so, we suspect, but that doesn’t stop us from having a pop at some of our glorious leaders and would-be-leaders from time to time.

 

When you live in a world where people seem to actively worship the likes of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, it’s hard to resist a little heckling from the sidelines.

 

We have no particular political affiliation or axe to grind. We just find them hilarious from the ultra-woke to the ultra-anti-woke. We condsider ourselves to be .

Stuck in the Middle with You. How different people see the political spectrum.

 

We nearly mentioned Brexit back there but we think we got away with it.

 

Welcome to our satire archives.

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Vox Pop – Litter

Our utterly intrepid, prizeworthy reporters return to the streets to ask the Great British public what they think. Today’s question was “Should drive-through restaurants be made to print the customer’s registration number on their food wrappers to help trace litter?” Mavis Tring, 92, retired housekeeper, Godalming: Yes!  I think that’s a delightful idea.  If anyone …

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NK Bid to Save 2020 Olympics

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has come up with an exciting and practical alternative to delaying the 2020 Olympic Games. It was initially suggested that the games be held in 2021, but even a twelve-month delay cannot guarantee that the event will remain unaffected by the pandemic. Problem solved The Supreme Leader, however, has an …

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Vox Pop – Social Distancing

Our socially-distanced reporters bravely hit the streets, once again. to ask the Great British public what they think: Today’s question was “Should we reduce the recommended social distancing target from two metres to one metre?” Lucy Nguyen, 31, computer programmer, Gloucester:  I wear a face mask so I don’t have to worry about other people. …

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Vox Pop – Baden-Powell

Our socially-distanced reporters hit the streets to ask the Great British public what they think: Today’s question was “Given Lord Baden-Powell’s apparent support for Hitler’s National Socialists, is it time that we removed public monuments to the founder of the Scouting movement?” Patricia Paulsgrove, 68, retired ice-cream vendor, Portsmouth:  The Hitler thing doesn’t really bother …

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