Writer of the Month January 2024

 Deskpilot is on form this month, taking 30 points followed by yours truly on 29 and eppursimouve on 28, so pretty close all round.  As usual there are links to all the Fronty Pages, News in Brief and Features below.  The cartoon  of the month follows the leaderboard and the full list of headlines below that.



apepper

"Stop the boats" policy expanded to include flag ship policies

Beau-Jolly

Vet successfully operates on three-headed dog

billclay

Illegal Immigration Minister arrested after complaints from Legal Migration Minister

Vape company mascot “Mr Cuddles” denies claims of targeting children

Chipchase

Govt ministers doing TV round will ditch facts in favour of barefaced lies

Great British Menu slammed 'pretentious, dangerous and out of control'

Chrisf

Man insists on calling moderately unusual events ‘absolute scenes'

Deskpilot3

Labour hopes to secure landslide general election victory with celebrity MPs

Public demands more honours returned

Unthinkable! Policy think tank to close

Dominic_mcg

'Man almost cares about Royals' surgery

eppursimuove

Brit in shock after colleague gives genuine answer to routine question

Courier company achieves ultimate goal of not existing at all

Dumbass Channel announces new season of “Idiots Desperate To Get On TV”

English reaction to Welsh independence reaches new levels of indifference

King to have Nicholas Witchell's head removed from rectum

No one left to replace Ed Davey as Lib Dem leader

Old person confirms: “Actually, we are trying to piss you off”

Philosophers baffled as non-existent Northern Irish government goes on strike

Subpostmasters advised to “pay extra to guarantee receiving compensation”

Tories to abandon “geographical constituencies”

FlashArry

Iran's Terrorist Support Network Exposed

Gerontius

Better still if people could come and collect mail from the depot’ say Royal Mail

Welcome relief for flood victims as Baroness Mone pledges use of a yacht

hokeyloki

Annual report card - R Sunak

Exclusive - new Ofsted multi-word ratings categories

ian searle

Conservative Ministers must now be kept under strict control

Wicked Witch of the West’s Flying Monkey: We're scapegoats for Ruby Slipper failures

Jeremynh

Cummings: 'PM asked me to work in secret. Fat chance'

Divine worship with the Reverend Paula Vennells

Help out in the Great British Turdwatch

Investigating war crimes makes us important, boasts Met

Luke Littler reveals secret to his darts success

Police to open dozens more probes prompted by TV show

Tributes pour in for legendary draper Derek Lobbyist

Lockjaw

Pepys' Diary: The King is greatly vexed

McDabble

Post Office scandal: Rishi Sunak considers how to get justice for victims of the Royal Courts

Midfield Diamond

FA ready to do FA about Spurs’ dodgy billionaire own

Saudi homophobia sorted, Henderson to address dope use next

Sunak’s PR team arrange for him to pick a fight in a pub

Modelmaker

30p Lee demands a name change

Apple anxious to examine iPhone that fell from plane

Larry the cat resigns because he can't afford to pay his mortgage

Last puppy from Wolverhampton rescue charity signs Netflix contract

Tories have done more than any other party to encourage British culture

nickb

Journalists call for unforeseen death of major royal

Raggers

Your January Horoscope, by Toxic Meg.

SarahT

One mince pie left in all kitchen cupboards

simonjjames

Fundamentalist Atheists storm nowhere, demand nothing, massacre no-one

Government calls surprise February election with voting machines built by Fujitsu

Man buys happiness

Recently discovered giant Pliosaur not eligible for UK residency, rules Sunak

Toilets "catastrophically blocked" following Boris Johnson's Visit to Eton College

UK in shock as Epstein client list features Mr Blobby heavily

Sir Lupus

Mark Francois "ready to serve" says Army chief

SteveB

X-59 jet reduces supersonic smell of bullsh*t

stewartbarclay

Brave Tories 'helping public' by taking top honours and jobs for life

'Electric Arc Furnace' was Sunak's wrestling name in college

It is Windy

Office workers look forward to AI future

Planet Neptune ditching blue colour to avoid links to Tories

Stamp-ing out Post Office injustice

Sunak: 'Bombing Yemen or just exporting potholes?'

Sunak's 50 plus initiative is a reverse Logan's Run scenario

The European Court of Human Rights will steal then eat your babies

Throngsman

A very quiet Happy New Year to you

An open letter from the Conservative Party to Mr Jeremy Corbyn

Government blames Royal Family for election pledge failures

Keir Starmer urged to hand his Knighthood back

Labour to Nationalise the Tooth Fairy

Livers 'missing us already'

Nicola Sturgeon failed to pass semaphore messages to enquiry

Only 20 Prime Ministers until polling day

Treasury confirms it is funded by CCHQ

UK doesn't need to check Boeing aircraft, gloats Government, citing Brexit

Would I Lie To You planning an election special

Walter Eagle

Imaginary numbers: the strange mathematics of UK infrastructure projects

Wrenfoe

Citizen army not feeling it

Doomsday Clock reset for British Summer Time

James Cleverly swapped for a rail replacement bus

King's portrait is cheaper than a new dartboard

Man certain Trump lost in 2016, doubly certain about 2024

Men visited sex island for *checks notes* "suntan"

Post Office victims demand speedy inquiry - unlike Greenfell

US vetoes UN’s New Year’s resolutions


Cartoon of the month is from Modelmaker Why literacy is important


Headlines

Adrian Bamforth            

America goes to Yemen to rescue Matthew Perry

Arborio Mulling

Silver Spoon responsible for King's enlarged prostate

Beau-Jolly         

Dog with two dicks, "quite happy" says vet

bigbadbob         

Aslef signal further strikes down the line

Gen Z claim Jodie Foster “is like, really annoying”

Scouts knot tying competition finishes without a hitch

Tories to employ Luke Littler to show them how to actually hit targets

World’s largest cruise ship departs Miami, reaches Cuba 7 minutes later

Deskpilot3         

All BBC programmes to include a tightrope-walker, for balance

All Boeing planes to carry a spare window

Avon cosmetics denies trying to make Putin look good

Cake decorator tops himself

Confused Tory applauds rail strikes and denounces air strikes

Cummings: BBC wanted me to work on Doctor Who, and EastEnders, and Question of Sport

Desperate not to be outdone, Harry considers a hospital op

Dodgy batch of underlay swept under the carpet

Donald Trump outraged at lack of Oscar nomination for best hair and make up

Downed Russian plane is 'not a Boeing'

Drunk Olympics to include hurling for the first time

Epstein latest: Andrew picketed by Just Stop Royal

Glue robbery: police can't make charges stick

Government to overturn Downing Street party convictions

Impoverished geologist is stony broke

Inexperienced diver is in over his head

Man who found plane parts in his garden thought it was a delivery for next door

Man who wanted tablet for Xmas unhappy to get an aspirin

Nervous carpenter bites his nails

Post Office 'very confident' about Fujitsu tax software

Postmasters endorse new video game - Grand Theft GPO

Speeding guitarist involved in fender bender

Timid ketchup maker accused of bottling it

Dick Everyman  

Man craves salt and vinegar after brain chip implant

docholiday        

Man says the 2 birds in the bush were better than the one in his hand

dominic_mcg    

LGBTQ charity wishes Kate well on her gender reassignment

South African magistrates to rethink the ankle tag

Eppursimuove

Wales’ biggest employer says Tata

ian searle          

Lego hospital suffering from 'bed blocking'

Met Office fined in Wales after wind speeds tops 70 mph

Jack the Quipper            

AfD holds 'remigration' conference at Beechwood summer camp in Poland

Message from Peregrine 1 vessel: "We canna change the laws of physics!"      

Sunak: 'Stop The Votes' campaign is going really well

jim Skinz            

Dodgy shower salesman gets rinsed at tribunal

Guitar school found to be institutionally bassist

Man who ate seabird takes a tern for the worse

Ruff maker says she's up to her neck in it

Suella Braverman misses out on best deporting actress nomination

jobo     

Cobbler can’t pay his tacks bill

Kate’s offal attracts record bids on ebay

Nautical armaments theft, police drop charges

Lockjaw

Epstein fingered Andrew

MADJEZ             

Darts fans shocked at teenage boy has well honed wrist action

mcdabble          

Allied Union of Window Openers threatens Fresh Air Strikes

Cow-tipping down more than 75% under this government, says Conservative minister

Fijitsu computer says, "no"

Florida adopts execution by Helium to "lighten the atmosphere"

Islington man's New Year Resolution is to be more passive aggressive

Man shot by police died deliberately, says police spokesman

Port Talbot steels itself for cuts

Post Office scandal: Met Police investigate now that it's been on telly

UK flooded with Met Office flood warnings

Mick Turate       

Met Office says Isha bit windy out there.

Paula Vennells: My CBE is lost in the post

Modelmaker     

Covid inquiry learns Nicola Sturgeon "a pretty good judge of character"

Green party demands that returned honours are recycled

Hasbro say five year wait for Operation is down to 14 years of Tory government

Labour sets trap for mouse that has cleaned up Tory mess for last 14 years

Man who resolved to become vegan has already lost ten friends

Met Office says it's been both the coldest and hottest day of the year so far

Not Titus           

Chunnel flood claimed as Brexit benefit

Egyptian swimmer refuses to accept he's in denial

Kop Clap Klopp

We need the best democracy money can buy, says Sunak

oshaughnessy   

Northern rhinos saved from extinction by feeding them pies, chips and gravy

Pub football team hit with massive pints deduction

Paul L   

Campaigners ask for more support for women with breast implants

rogerg  

Eco movement to ban kettles gathers steam

Scribbles            

Blunt pencil collection just pointless

Man scared of fluffy jumpers is diagnosed with angora-phobia

Man thinks he may have a speech impediment, but it’s difficult to say

Man who fell into an infinity pool says it took him forever to get out

Man who jumped off a bridge in Paris is declared in Seine

Man with frozen penis devastated when his girlfriend broke it off

Princess Kate has a gastric band fitted after gaining 1 ounce over Christmas

Protesters target Mona Lisa. Damage is only souperficial.

Studies show exit signs are on the way out

The owner of a bakery destroyed by fire says his business is toast

Thieving butcher gets the chop

Tory MPs are revolting

Woman likes when boyfriend blows in her ear, but he’s not a fan

Sketchly             

Moon isn't shrinking - it's just getting further away

UK 20-somethings take small boats back to Calais to avoid conscription

Vwl thf stll t lrg

stewartbarclay  

Gammons 'visibly aroused' by British fighter jets taking off

Lee Anderson's family horrified at prospect of spending more time with him

Porno versions of Steamboat Willie basically writing themselves

Throngsman      

Oscar leaves prison with a spring in his step

Titus     

Government considers immediate exoneration of all Tory MPs from everything

PM ignored warning that fasting stunts your growth

Will

Israeli Militants hiding amongst West Bank population


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