The Rich Get Richer

Posted on April 6, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a tax reform which  

Reduced the top rate on the rich  

The wealthy get more  

Instead of the poor  

A reverse redistributive switch.

///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-accuses-government-of-squeezing-single-parents-while-the-rich-get-tax-breaks-8562795.html

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Whingeing Bankers Again

Posted on April 5, 2013 by twitmericks
There once were 3 senior bosses
Who made us all pay for their losses
MPs say the men
Should not bank again
Because of the mess that HBOS is.
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What’s the Matter?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There is some dark matter in space/

It’s scattered all over the place/

It now seems albeit/

We cannot quite see it/

We may have detected a trace.

///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/an-end-to-our-darkest-secret-scientists-close-to-explaining-dark-matter-8559007.html

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QuIDS in

Posted on April 1, 2013 by twitmericks

A wealthy MP, IDS/

Insists he could manage on less/

If eight quid a day/

Would do him OK/

That’s what we should pay him, I guess.

///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/welfare-minister-iain-duncan-smith-i-could-get-by-on-53-a-week-8556002.html

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Canio Believe It?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an Italian fascist/

A footballer, one of the brashest./

Now Sunderland boss?/

We’re all at a loss -/

Appointment-wise, Paolo’s the rashest.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21991812

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A Fair Cop?

Posted on March 31, 2013 by twitmericks

A cop on a 999 call/

Tripped over and suffered a fall/

Wherever is blame/

So they say, is a claim/

So she’s suing, which some say shows gall.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21987343 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/318455793345236992

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Arrested Satirist

Posted on March 31, 2013 by twitmericks

There is an Egyptian named Bassem/

Authorities try to harass ‘im/

He’s under arrest/

For truth told in jest/

As Morsi won’t let people sass ‘im. 

///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d0f6536-9a11-11e2-9732-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2P8QR6N9C

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From Here to Fraternity

Posted on March 28, 2013 by twitmericks

The Labour MP for South Shields/

Is off to explore foreign fields/

It all came to naught/

For sadly he sought/

The power his brother now wields.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/27/david-miliband-feared-being-distraction

 

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Wrong Track?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a chap, Dr Beeching

Whose railway report was far-reaching

It led to the axe

For miles of tracks

Defying trainlovers’ beseeching.

///http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/03/27-protests-mark-beeching-anniversary.html

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Panicos in the Streets of Nicosia

Posted on March 26, 2013 by twitmericks

The Cypriot Central Bank boss/

Appears to be quite at a loss/

As savers got manic/

He said not to panic/

(A pity his name’s Panicos).

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21940060

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