Monthly Archives: August 2011

Boris Up the Junction (apologies to Squeeze)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by twitmericks

Bojo never thought it’d happen/With him & the folks from Clapham/On a miniature tour/They gave him what for/& looked a bit tempted to slap ‘im. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2011/aug/09/boris-johnson-heckled-riot-clapham-junction-video

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Stealing in Ealing

Posted on August 9, 2011 by twitmericks

Lewisham, Hackney & Tooting/All suffered outbreaks of looting/Others were stealing/In Enfield & Ealing/As a Croydon man died in a shooting. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/shot-man-dies-after-london-riot-16034399.html

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Candid Cameron

Posted on August 9, 2011 by twitmericks

Thousands more cops on the street/As Cameron turns up the heat/He says he’s appalled/MPs are recalled/But is that how all this can be beat? http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2011/08/09/cameron-riot-statement-in-full

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Blackberry power?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The riots in London don’t stem/From the tensions of us against them/Forget sociology/Blame the technology/Twitter, FB, BBM. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14442203

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I unpicked a riot

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

Pundits are busy disputing/The causes of riots & looting/Nicking TVs from shops/Won’t convey to the cops/Any anger at Mark Duggan’s shooting

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Live riot

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The riot in N17/Was available live on your screen/#tottenham seen through the haze/Of a bus set ablaze/Via satellite link from the scene.

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China crisis

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The S&P risk on a bond/From the government over the pond/Is now AA+/Which is causing a fuss/As the Chinese believe they’ve been conned.

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Bean in an accident?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The accident-prone Mr Bean/Has crashed his McLaren machine/The real-life star/Was OK, but the car/Was carried in bits from the scene. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/06/rowan-atkinson-left-shaken-but-not-stirred-after-his-mclaren-f1-supercar-crash-115875-23323183/

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Global Collapse

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The global collapse in share prices/Means capitalism in crisis/Another recession/In such quick succession/Is bound to mean new sacrifices.

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Kitchen fission

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

A dabbler in nuclear fission/Is under police inquisition/The boffin, a Swede/Was about to succeed/But he foolishly asked for permission. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/03/atom-splitting-attempt-swedish-kitchen

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