Finally, a decent April Fool’s joke.
As Mr. Holland points out in the comments, this is probably the Mail’s attempt.
New ‘pencil’ tax slammed by schools
The Government is drawing up proposals for a new tax on pencils in a bid to save trees and protect the environment.
sketchy, rubber-stamped.,
Ivan Leadbetter, CHALC, although no firm date has yet been pencilled in.
Yup, I think he’s right.
More from Michael in the comments: The Groan:
It was Mr Cameron’s idea to release the single – a new version of the
hit song Talk, retitled Talk to David – exclusively via podcast. In an
effort to reach the Conservatives’ new target demographic, he has
agreed to grant exclusive distribution rights to the Guardian, and the
song can be downloaded today from guardian.co.uk/podcasts.
"Coldplay’s
music shines with the kind of optimistic vision I want to bring to
Britain as a whole," Mr Cameron said yesterday, at an impromptu press
conference outside his local organic microbrewery. "And a
forward-thinking party can’t ignore the ‘information superhighway’. So
to anyone who cares about the future of this country, I say, look,
let’s not get bogged down in the old ideologies. Just click on to the
world wide web, and listen to what Chris has to say."
The BBC has a little fun with George Galloway:
George Galloway, the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, last night
announced he would be leaving the Respect party that he helped found.
Well, maybe it’s the BBC. Via.
News International to buy Blogger?
On an Overgrown Path’s spoof got picked up by Topix and now is being passed around the US.
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