Conservative Baroness Warsi/
Is getting increasingly arsy/
For now she’s resigned,/
The Tories, we find,/
Are white, male and too upper-classy.///
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/baroness-warsi-turns-on-public-school-tories-9659495.html
(With apologies to those for whom ‘arse’ and ‘class’ don’t rhyme!)
A seat in the chamber of Lords/
Is one way the system rewards/
Great generosity,/
Such reciprocity/
Helping to fill party hoards.///
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/cash-for-peerages-row-reignite-tory-lib-dem-donors-lords
The Russians are placing a freeze/
On imports of EU-made cheese/
For tons of Red Leicester/
Abandoned to fester/
Will bring the EU to its knees.///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-28705136
The 20th CommonwealthGames/
Has ended with fireworks and flames,/
A few pop-up tents/
At modest expense/
And one or two fairly big names.
///
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/11009618/Glasgow-2014s-golden-glory-shines-through-the-rain.html
https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/496050429718192129
A fellow propelling a sprout/
Up Snowden with only his snout/
Confessed it was hard/
But wearing a guard/
Meant no skin off his nose, no doubt.
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-28621775
Obama says CIA blokes/
Did wrong in their efforts to coax/
Confessions of terror,/
Committing an error/
Outlined as: “We tortured some folks”.///
http://online.wsj.com/articles/obama-u-s-crossed-a-line-by-using-enhanced-interrogation-1406928167?mod=asia_home
A fellow who sniffed pupils’ toes/
Now finds his career at a close/
Disgraced as a teacher/
Because of one feature – /
His over-erogenous nose.
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-28599417
Offenders will now have a tag on/
Ensuring they stay on the wagon/
An ankle device/
Will show who’s been nice/
And who’s put away the odd flagon.///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28567279
A high-up political Turk/
Was widely condemned as a jerk./
The feminine half,/
He said, mustn’t laugh/
But may be permitted a smirk.///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-28548179
A vet who had sex with a horse/
Displayed very little remorse/
He said ‘It’s not fair -/
I’m having a mare!’/
For which he was struck off, of course.///
