Hinkley No Point

Posted on July 29, 2016 by twitmericks

The UK is acting distinctly/

Equivocal vis-a-vis Hinkley/

The price paid for power/

Per megawatt hour/

May leave us in debt when we’re wrinkly.///

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/28/hinkley-point-c-to-go-ahead-after-edf-board-approves-project

 

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Fox He On About?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by twitmericks

There was an old Fox network anchor/

Who sparked off a great deal of rancour/

With very unsavoury/

Comments on slavery/

What an obnoxious old wanker*///

*The Twitter version ends at wa –  because of the character limit, of course. But thatt gag doesn’t work so well with unlimited space!

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2016/07/what_bill_o_reilly_doesn_t_understand_about_slavery.html

 

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Mick Twister Book News

Posted on July 27, 2016 by twitmericks

The long-awaited follow-up to There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar is on the way…

Yes, I can confirm that the manuscript for There Once Was a Man with Six Wives: A Right Royal History in Limericks is now with the publishers, Pavilion (it’s the same publisher, just a change of name).

I will keep you updated with progress.

Mick

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Up Hill Struggle

Posted on July 27, 2016 by twitmericks

The Democrat National Convention/
Got over initial dissension/
To get behind Hillary/
And turn its artillery/
On Trump, who’s in real contention.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-36900742

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The Colour of Money

Posted on July 25, 2016 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Green/

Whose personal wealth was obscene/

He stripped BHS/

And left it a mess/

And got a big gong from the Queen.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36879241

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Quotes from Chairman May

Posted on July 24, 2016 by twitmericks

New British Prime Minister May/

Took Downing Street’s paintings away/

To put up instead/

Wise words she has said/

To motivate workers each day.///

 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/prime-minister-theresa-may-replace-downing-street-artwork-with-framed-quotations-of-her-own-speech-a7152106.html
https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/756922636811247616
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Allardyce Gamble

Posted on July 23, 2016 by twitmericks

The FA’s new hope of salvation/

Arrives with a mixed reputation/

Dismissed by West Ham/

Yet somehow Big Sam/

Helped Sunderland dodge relegation.///

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/sam-allardyce-the-former-bolton-and-west-ham-managers-record-in-focus-ahead-of-england-job-a7147051.html

 

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Conservative Catfight

Posted on July 22, 2016 by twitmericks

Poor Larry the Number 10 Cat/

Has come off the worst in a spat/

With FCO’s Palmerston./

Though no great harm is done/

Boris and May need a chat.///

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/21/larry-the-cat-treated-by-vet-amid-turf-war-fracas-with-rival-pal/

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Second Time as Farce

Posted on July 19, 2016 by twitmericks

Melania’s speech went so well/

Till somewhere it rang a faint bell/

And experts concurred/

She stole word for word/

An earlier one by Michelle.///

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/19/melania-trump-republican-convention-plagiarism-michelle-obama

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Putsch Doesn’t Come to Shove

Posted on July 18, 2016 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow from Turkey/
Who’s feeling decidedly perky/
The coup was a flop/
And left him on top,/
Though some find it all rather murky.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36824045

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