Spreading the Word

The church is to rent out its spires/

To boost broadband speeds in the shires,/

And feed, through the steeple/

The souls of the people/

As well as more earthly desires.///

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Without Prejudice?

When UKIP’s head honcho disgraces ’em/

The party just goes and replaces ‘im,/

But oh what a bind -/

It’s so hard to find/

A leader untainted by racism.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43098646

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For Whom the Shill Trolls

We know 13 Russians played roles/

In hacking American polls/

To badmouth and pillory/

Candidate Hillary,/

But who was controlling the trolls?///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43095881

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No Sex Please, We’re Australian

The sex life of one politician/

Provoked a restrictive condition/

On pols in Australia/

And their genitalia/

That bans staff-related coition.///

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/15/australia-bans-ministers-having-sex-with-staff-barnaby-joyce-malcolm-turnbull

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Bye Bye Tsvangirai

A fellow named Morgan from Zim/

Crossed swords with Mugabe the crim;/

He saw the dictator/

Fall sooner or later/

But in the end, too late for him.///

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/14/morgan-tsvangirai-zimbabwe-opposition-leader-dies-aged-65

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Jacob’s Snakes and Ladders

South Africa’s President Zuma,/

A luxury fittings consuma,/

Reluctantly quit/

When knee-deep in shit,/

But did so with very bad huma.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43066443

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Dare to Bare!

Though sleevelessness may have its charms,/

Kim Campbell considers it harms/

TV women’s gravitas;/

Others would have it as/

Asserting one’s right to bare arms.///

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Received with Fangs

A clerk who was caught on the take/

Said: Come on guys, gimme a break/

Although it sounds funny/

You’ll find all that money/

Inside the Nigerian Snake!///

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Rabbit in the Headlines

A cartoon that features a bunny/

Made allergies out to be funny/

Without a redaction,/

The adverse reaction/

May cost the producers some munny.///

https://news.sky.com/story/calls-to-boycott-peter-rabbit-film-amid-food-allergy-bullying-claims-11247224

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Golden Shakedown

The Riyadh Ritz-Carlton Hotel/

Served Saudi Arabia well/

As somewhere to rinse/

The odd corrupt prince/

Detained in a luxury cell.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43024160

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