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Satire :
noun
noun: satire
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
"the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
Similar:
mockery
ridicule
derision
scorn
caricature
irony
sarcasm
a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire.
plural noun: satires
"a stinging satire on American politics"
Similar:
parody
burlesque
caricature
lampoon
skit
take-off
squib
travesty
spoof
send-up
pasquinade
pasticcio
vulgar slangpiss-take
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
"a number of articles on Elizabethan satire"
(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.
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church66
Covid: Student anger over 'junk' food parcels in isolation :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54486269 :

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"At the University of York, students are given the option of a £70 meal deal providing a sandwich, crisps, chocolate bar and water for every day they are in self-isolation. For three meals a day, students are charged £170 for the isolation period.

While the university said the food was freshly made, Claire Baseley, a registered nutritionist, said a daily sandwich would be unlikely to provide adequate nutrition for those self-isolating.

"It is important that people do get a variety of vitamins and minerals to support their immune system," she said."
church66
Covid: Student anger over 'junk' food parcels in isolation :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54486269

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Out-of-date food and a lack of catering for religious and dietary requirements are among the complaints at the University of Edinburgh's Pollock Halls, dubbed the "UK's most expensive prison".

"Students are saying the only thing saving them was the fact that half of them have Covid and they can't taste it anyway," Ms Bailie said, referring to a common Covid-19 symptom."
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