Supreme Court decides Scotland isn't real

THE Supreme Court has today decided that Scotland is not a real place and is just imaginary.

The case has settled the question of whether England is obliged to continue behaving as if there is a whole country to the north of it, and heard from both sides of this long-running argument.

Court reporter Helen Archer said: “Witnesses included Nicola Sturgeon, who claims Scotland is a whole country and she is its Queen.

“But when she was asked how a whole country can have a population equivalent to the Home Counties, she claimed it was mostly empty and full of lochs and glens and Cairngorms, which is clearly nonsense.

“Visitors to Scotland admitted they’d never actually seen anything but mist, the Scottish king James VI turned out to be England’s James I, and the so-called Scottish Premiership only has two teams in it.

“For balance, we heard from Scots – speaking English, mind – claiming their country invented television, steam and Grand Theft Auto, but under cross-examination they admitted the whole population was permanently pissed and making up nonsense.

“The verdict’s finally in. Scotland is nothing but a hoax invented by Northerners to scare their children, and can be disregarded without consequence. As it already was.”

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One Iceland prawn ring and no free booze: The taxpayer's guide to organising an MP's Christmas party

GIVEN that MPs can now claim Christmas party expenses, it’s only fair that taxpayers are allowed to organise them. Here are some ideas.

No free booze

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One Iceland King Prawn Ring only

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Decorations must be homemade

Have you seen the price of a real Christmas tree covered in glass baubles and tasteful lights? It could probably pay a hard-up family’s energy bill for a month. MPs must either make paper chains or harvest trees from their own estates. Jacob Rees-Mogg could start a lucrative festive sideline. He wouldn’t give an impoverished employee a turkey though, like Scrooge. He’d probably suggest roasting Tiny Tim.

Any broken photocopiers must be paid for

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MPs must provide their own drugs

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