Entente Commerciale

Posted on January 18, 2018 by twitmericks

In Britain, the leader of France/
Set out what would greatly enhance/
His cooperation/
To block immigration -/ 
A sizeable sterling advance.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42723401

 

 

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Flake News

Posted on January 18, 2018 by twitmericks

Republican Senator Flake/

Says labelling media fake/

Cos you disapprove/

Is kind of a move/

That someone like Stalin would make.///

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/jeff-flake-donald-trump-fake-news-stalin-senate-speech

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Norman News Network

Posted on January 17, 2018 by twitmericks

The Normans had no way of showing/

How well England’s conquest was going -/

No press or TV,/

No tweets, no FB – /

So nuns had to get to work sewing.///

 

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The Nose Knows Best

Posted on January 16, 2018 by twitmericks

A fellow who stifled a sneeze/

Prevented the spread of disease/

But ruptured his throat,/

Two specialists note,/

So just use a handkerchief please.///

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Carillion’s Billions

Posted on January 15, 2018 by twitmericks

An outsourcing firm going under/
Prompts government critics to wonder/
Was giving Carillion,/
With debts of a billion,/
More contracts a bit of a blunder?///

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Henry Gives Partner the Chop

Posted on January 15, 2018 by twitmericks

A rather obscure UKIP chief/
Whose colleagues expressed the belief/
That his partner’s racism/
Somewhat disgraces ’em/
Has made the relationship brief.///

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Battered Sausage

Posted on January 13, 2018 by twitmericks

A butcher got trapped in his store/
With frozen meat products galore;/
He did what he could/
And grabbed a black pud/
Then used it to bash in the door.///

 

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Talking Shithole

Posted on January 12, 2018 by twitmericks

United States President Trump,/

Whose words are produced from his rump,/

Was rude about Haitians/

And African nations/

And branded south London a dump.///

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/12/donald-trump-visit-to-london-called-off-amid-fears-of-mass-protests

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Pale Stale Male Fail

Posted on January 12, 2018 by twitmericks

There was an old BBC chap/
Who scoffed at the gender pay gap/
While trousering pay/
Of 650K,/
Which many folks find a bit crap.///

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Storm in a D-Cup

Posted on January 12, 2018 by twitmericks

 

A top upper-class corsetière/

Whose undies the royal folk wear/

Is losing its warrant/

For acts most abhorrent -/

Discussing the queen’s brassière!///

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