http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3542 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 11:55:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3542#post-10327 Sat, 01 May 2010 13:32:57 +0000 Skylarking 10327@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <br /> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3542#post-10182 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:05:59 +0000 Skylarking 10182@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Oh my ... I now see another Reaper related election story. quite different, but spoooky. And, I promise, entirely conincidental... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3542#post-10168 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:02:47 +0000 Skylarking 10168@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The Grim Reaper yesterday denied claims that he and his party were planning a so called ‘Death Tax’ on elderly electors. Speaking at the fourth and final election debate focussing on “population and life-expectancy”, The Reaper a.k.a. Odin De’ath claimed that sufficient soul-savings could be harvested over the next few years solely by slashing government bureaucracy.</p> <p>“FACE IT, SOME OF THOSE WHITEHALL BEAUREAUCRATS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR ME TO COME AND PICK THEM UP ANYWAY... SERIOUSLY THOUGH, THIS IS A NEW CENTURY AND WE HAVE RADICAL NEW MEASURES FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFICULTIES WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING. ONE OF OUR KEY PROPOSALS IS TO CLOSE A NUMBER OF UNELECTED GOVERNMENT QUANGOS THAT ARE WASTING THIS NATION BILLIONS, INCLUDING THE SO CALLED ‘NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE’ - THAT SHOULD MAKE HUGE SAVINGS FOR A START…”</p> <p>Polling research conducted directly after the debate showed that Mr De’ath was generally well-received by the electorate, with many former Labour supporters saying that he came across as ‘a lot less dour’ than the current Prime Minister. Hilda White a former Labour supporter put a question to the leaders about the pensions crisis: “He had a real air of gravitas that the other leaders lacked. And he was much better at eye contact than Brown especially - he seemed genuinely interested in me as a person.” declared the 88 year-old widower. Asked whether the encounter has changed her voting intentions Mrs White replied “Yes. I. Will. Vote. For. Mr. De’ath. Next. Thursday.”</p> <p>Mr De’ath looked visibly relieved following the debate, claimed to be happy that he had finally got his message across to the electorate. “NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE HEARD WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, THEY CAN SEE THAT THE UGLY FALSEHOODS PERPETRATED BY THE OTHER PARTIES ABOUT ME ARE COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED. THIS FINAL DEBATE HAS THROWN THE ELECTION WIDE OPEN; WATCH OUT MESSRS BROWN, CLEGG AND CAMERON THIS IS A FOUR HORSE RACE NOW …” </p>