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Taylor, Meet Gaoler

Posted on April 26, 2012 by twitmericks

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor/ A modern-day Vlad the Impaler/ Now has to atone/ For Sierra Leone/ And his war crimes, with Britain his gaoler. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/charles-taylor-convicted-of-aiding-and-abetting-war-crimes-in-historic-ruling-at-icc-7681737.html

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Well I’ll be Double Dipped in Recession

Posted on April 25, 2012 by twitmericks

  This government gave the impression/ Way back in the 2010 session/ That greater austerity/ Led to prosperity/ Instead we are back in recession.

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“My Bad”, says Spad

Posted on April 25, 2012 by twitmericks

The special adviser, or SPAD/ Is a highly expendable lad*/ Who will carry the can/ When the shit hits the fan/ So the minister doesn’t look bad. /// (Or lass, obviously – but in this case…) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9226216/Jeremy-Hunt-admits-links-between-adviser-and-News-Corp-clearly-not-appropriate.html

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The Hulture Secretary Jeremy…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by twitmericks

The minister Jeremy Hunt/ Appears to be bearing the brunt/ As Murdoch bites back/ And may face the sack/ For being a brown-nosing chump. // http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/24/jeremy-hunt-calls-resign-bskyb?newsfeed=true

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Nadine Gets Mean

Posted on April 24, 2012 by twitmericks

Two arrogant posh little boys/ Use the trappings of office as toys/ And ignore voters’ worries/ So says Nadine Dorries/ A Tory. This Labour enjoys. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17815769

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Rutte Stutters

Posted on April 23, 2012 by twitmericks

Mark Rutte, PM of the Dutch/ Has not been enjoying things much/ His government quit/ Because Wilders, the shit/ Would no longer back it as such. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17811509  

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Geir in the Clear

Posted on April 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a PM known as Geir/ An Icelandic free marketeer/ Who was put in the dock/ When it all went to cock/ But is now, it appears, in the clear. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17817174

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Geir in the Clear

Posted on April 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a PM known as Geir/ An Icelandic free marketeer/ Who was put in the dock/ When it all went to cock/ But is now, it appears, in the clear. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17817174

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Sky’s The Limit

Posted on April 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow from Sky/ Who struggled to justify why/ The bosses there backed/ A journo who hacked/ A man who’d pretended to die. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17814945

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Donor To Be Taken Away

Posted on April 23, 2012 by twitmericks

  A Liberal donor named Brown/  Will soon be returning to town/ A man of conviction/ For fraudulent fiction/ He’ll show up and then be sent down.

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