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Britain’s Official Department of Grim Laughter

KillingJoke.org.uk: Britain’s Official Department of Grim Laughter Britain’s Official Department of Grim Laughter Opens for Business — and Is Already Running Late Five Official Observations From the Ministry Lobby Britain is the only country where a train delayed by three hours is described as a “slightly amended service.” Other nations would call this a crisis. Britain calls it a Tuesday. A council can take nine months to answer an email,…

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Britain’s Decline

Britain Announces Bold Plan to Avoid Decline by Holding Another Meeting About Decline Featuring tea, historical nostalgia, and a spreadsheet labelled “Empire (Do Not Open)” There comes a moment in every great nation’s life when it must ask the hard question: “Are we declining… or are we just slightly tired from empire?” According to a recent meditation from the New Statesman, Britain is facing what sounds less like a crisis…