Johnson Has a Mair

Posted on March 24, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old BBC anchor/

Accomplished at pulling a flanker./

By raising past crimes/

From previous times/

He made Boris look a right wanker.

///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9950748/Boris-Johnson-not-true-that-I-am-a-nasty-piece-of-work.html

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CAR Trouble

Posted on March 24, 2013 by twitmericks

President Francois Bozize/

Found life at the top wasn’t easy/

The C.A.R. head/

Saw the rebels and fled/

With no rescue from the Elysée. 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21915901

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Popes on a Rope

Posted on March 23, 2013 by twitmericks
There once were a couple of Popes/ 
Who met on the Lazio slopes/ 
To talk about scandals/ 
And light a few candles/ 
While Benny showed Franny the ropes.
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Bye Bye Achebe

Posted on March 22, 2013 by twitmericks

Farewell to a man from Nigeria/

Whose writing was pretty superior/

Things Fall Apart/

Showed Africa’s heart/

Without all the darkness hysteria.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/22/novelist-chinua-achebe-dies

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An inmate in Turkey, a Kurd/
Now says after all that’s occurred/
It’s time to talk peace./
I guess his release/
May not be much longer deferred.
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21874427
Posted on March 21, 2013 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

A Bit Rich

Posted on March 21, 2013 by twitmericks

A banker at Barclays named Rich/

Whose palms were beginning to itch/

Accepted a bonus/

Displaying cojones/

Or chutzpah, I can’t decide which.

///http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/barclays-boss-rich-ricci-pockets-1775429

///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/314677430898012160

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Growing Pains

Posted on March 20, 2013 by twitmericks

The UK is lacking in growth/

& cuts only lead to more sloth/

So should we cut spending/

Or rack up more lending?/

The Chancellor opted for both.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/20/budget-2013-uk-economic-growth-downgraded

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Bosco Busted

Posted on March 19, 2013 by twitmericks

A warlord they call Ntaganda/

Gave in to the law in Rwanda/

The criminal court/

Says he’s quite a bad sort/

And I don’t think it’s just propaganda.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/18/bosco-ntaganda-us-embassy-rwanda

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Sleepless in SW1

Posted on March 18, 2013 by twitmericks
Nicholas, David & Ed/
Have reached an agreement, they said/
On press regulation/
With some legislation/
So now they can all go to bed. 
///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-hails-deal-on-leveson-as-defending-free-press-without-fundamentally-wrong-legislation-for-regulator-8538363.html
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No Favours for Savers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by twitmericks

There is a big isle in the Med/

Which got itself into the red/

The bailout is grave/

For people who save/

Unless it’s all under the bed.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/16/cyprus-savings-levy-imposed-eurozone

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