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Witney or Britney?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by twitmericks

Mr Cameron, MP for Witney/Reeled off a considerable litany/Of justifications/For his machinations/While Mr Clegg hid away, ditn’t ‘e? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16134496

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Cable Stitched Up

Posted on December 12, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow called Cable/Who wants to resign but ain’t able/He may disagree/With the PM, DC/But he can’t quit the Cabinet table. http://www.itv.com/news/cable-wont-resign89552/

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Just Enough for the City

Posted on December 9, 2011 by twitmericks

The crunch EU summit in Brussels/Saw Cameron flexing his muscles/It’s rather a pity/It’s just for the City/The PM will fight in such tussles http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/09/eurozone-countries-treaty-exclude-britain?intcmp=239

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Summit & The City

Posted on December 7, 2011 by twitmericks

Cameron hints that the treaty/Negotiations will be meaty/But what’s he defending?/The message he’s sending/Is “Sarkozy, ‘ands orf ze ceety!” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16063911

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Poors Reigns Supreme

Posted on December 6, 2011 by twitmericks

The agency Standard & Poors/Conferring behind its closed doors/About Eurozone debt/Has issued a threat/To some valuable triple A scores. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/06/standard-poors-eurozone-credit-downgrades

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Let’s Get Fiscal

Posted on December 5, 2011 by twitmericks

The leaders of Germ’ny & France/Are claiming a major advance/They decided it’s better/To punish the debtor/Not endlessly give them a chance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/05/germany-france-euro-merkel-sarkozy

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I fought Delors and Delors won

Posted on December 3, 2011 by twitmericks

Ex Euro-commissioner, Jacques/Who ran the EU a while back/Now says he assumed/That the Euro was doomed/As it started out on the wrong track. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8932647/Euro-doomed-from-start-says-Jacques-Delors.html

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The Full Monti

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an Italian called Mario/Who supplanted an ageing lothario/Appointed pro tem/As Italian PM/He replaces the old impresario. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15713985

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Revolting Tories

Posted on October 25, 2011 by twitmericks

Rebellious Tory backbenchers/Find most EU treaties contentious/They seek to amend ’em/With their referendum/And such Eurosceptical ventures. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/24/david-cameron-tory-rebellion-europe

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Euro Stew

Posted on September 19, 2011 by twitmericks

Financiers of the EU/Have got in a bit of a stew/Though Timothy Geithner’s/Now put on the frighteners/They’ve still not a clue what to do. (tweeted 17/9/11) http://euobserver.com/19/113661

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