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Suffer the Children

Posted on September 3, 2015 by twitmericks

As Syria’s child refugees/ Are risking their lives on the seas/ Will our politicians/ Build bigger partitions/ And go on ignoring their pleas?/// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-live-aylan-kurdis-death-drives-international-pressure-for-europe-to-act-as-people-smugglers-arrested-in-turkey-10484471.html As Syria's child refugeesAre risking their lives on the seasWill our politiciansBuild bigger partitionsAnd go on … Continue reading →

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They Booze, You Lose

Posted on June 27, 2014 by twitmericks

The summit has settled on Juncker/ As Cameron took to his bunker/ We all knew he’d lose/ And as for the booze/ Apparently Churchill was drunker. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28049375 The summit has settled on #Juncker As #Cameron took to his bunkerWe all knew he'd … Continue reading →

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Pole’s Position

Posted on June 24, 2014 by twitmericks

There once was a prominent Pole/ Whose words, as revealed by a mole/ Were undiplomatic/ And idiomatic/ And started with F, on the whole./// http://euobserver.com/foreign/124709 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/481377523377659904  

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All in the Same Boat?

Posted on June 10, 2014 by twitmericks

Four leaders debated afloat/ The big EU president vote/ They rowed as they rowed/ About old Jean-Claude/ Till Merkel said: “Don’t rock the boat!” ///http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124529 Four leaders debated afloatThe big EU president voteThey rowed as they rowedAbout old Jean-ClaudeTill Merkel … Continue reading →

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Loss of Memory

Posted on May 30, 2014 by twitmericks

The new Google privacy setting/ Affords us a chance of forgetting/ And neatly dispenses/ With former offences/ That muck up our positive vetting./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27631001 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/472416418705973248    

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The nationalist side flexed its muscles/ In EU electoral tussles/ From mild Eurosceptic/ To quite apoplectic/ Expressing frustration with Brussels. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-election-results-2014-farright-parties-flourish-across-europe-in-snub-to-austerity-9434069.html The nationalist side flexed its musclesIn EU electoral tusslesFrom mild EuroscepticTo quite apoplecticExpressing frustration at Brussels — Mick Twister … Continue reading →

Posted on May 26, 2014 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Romania Mania

Posted on May 19, 2014 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow named Farage/ Whose anti-Romanian barrage/ Reflects a deep fear/ That foreigners here/ Are all out to squat in his garage. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27474099 A note on pronunciation:  I have previously rhymed Farage with ‘disparage’ and with ‘large’. … Continue reading →

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Not EU, Darling

Posted on April 23, 2014 by twitmericks

A UKIP campaign causing strife/ Says EU migration is rife/ And jobs meant for Brits/ Are taken by Fritz/ (Not least Nigel Farage’s wife). ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27115043 A UKIP campaign causing strifeSays EU migration is rifeAnd jobs meant for BritsAre taken by Fritz(Not … Continue reading →

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“In-Out” Shaken About

Posted on October 6, 2013 by twitmericks

A Tory named Adam Afriyie/ Wants popular voting next year/ On our EU links,/ But everyone thinks/ It’s really about his career. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24417670 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/386857045728575489

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Embargo Farrago

Posted on May 28, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was an EU embargo/ Against sending weapons as cargo/ To Syrian forces/ The thing now of course is/ A typical Euro-farrago. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22688997 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/339416392652685312

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