Joke thief alert – Richard III

“Verdict on Richard III’s remains-trauma to skull, bent back. Atos confirms he is fit for work” – Twitter comment by Labour MP Paul Flynn, on Sunday.

“Can the Prime Minister confirm that Atos has declared Richard III fit for work?” Labour MP Mike McCann at Prime Minister’s Questions today.

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• ant-360

  A particulary long and engaging article

• http://profile.yahoo.com/2WAWT6FEXYWG6RN7VBWO2NQ4OE Dan

  What ????????????????

• Junius

  Brevity is the soul of wit.

  Sadly, Hamlet rather than Richard III.

• bill_a_bob

  Some of your best reporting to date. Short, concise and to the poi

• Margarine ThatchedCottage

  So what if it’s not original? He was expressing a true joke of the people in Parliament of Liars, as an MP of the people should. Good work Mike McCann! ATOS KILLS!

• http://www.facebook.com/people/Ken-Standing/100002297817446 Ken Standing

  It wasn’t The Comedy Store ….. he was using the unoriginal joke to make a political point, though he could have mentioned it was doing the rounds. It’s hollow humour for those suffering injustice from Atos.

• maias

  And would our Government today allow our military to be led into war by a similarly disabled soldier? Richard III would be considered not fit for service and unceremoniously dumped.

• Chris Mastry

  So that was Baldricks cunning plan! ;o)