Said Xi on a trip to Hong Kong/
One country, two systems is strong/
But if you protest/
You’re under arrest,/
As challenging China is wrong.///
Said Xi on a trip to Hong Kong/
One country, two systems is strong/
But if you protest/
You’re under arrest,/
As challenging China is wrong.///
Old Michael Bond’s best-loved creation/
Was Paddington, found in a station/
Although Michael’s gone/
His bear will live on,/
A tale of successful migration.///
Embattled Prime Minister May/
Insists public sector staff pay/
Is still facing caps/
Whatever some chaps/
Who serve in her government say.///
A cover of Time Magazine/
With Donald Trump’s picture has been/
Hung up in a frame/
But oh what a shame,/
It’s fake – like so much we have seen.///
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/28/time-magazinetrump-fake-covers-golf-clubs
A service for shoppers online/
Was found to employ a design/
That hoodwinks the frugal/
To benefit Google/
Who picked up a sizeable fine.///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40406542
A party that’s called DUP/
Extracted a billion pound fee/
For rescuing May,/
Which she must now pay/
With money from her magic tree.///
The King of the House of Al Saud/
Who’d like to see Qataris cowed/
Says close Al Jazeera/
So making it clearer/
He wants a free press disallowed.///
Some boys in an Exeter school/
Who wanted their legs to be cool/
Attended beskirted/
And thereby subverted/
The “no shorts please” uniform rule.///
Prince Harry, the son of the heir/
Says most UK royals don’t care/
To sit on the throne;/
Has Britain outgrown/
The whole monarchistic affair?///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40363063
“My Government wanted to table/
More bills but is sadly unable;/
The measures set out/
Remove any doubt/
It’s not strong, and nor is it stable”.///