Tag Archives: g20

Putin on a Show

Posted on July 9, 2017 by twitmericks

The POTUS began, so they say,/ ‘Let’s just get this out of the way -/ Look here Vladimir/ Did you interfere? You didn’t? Well then we’re OK’./// http://uk.businessinsider.com/tillerson-stunned-trump-asked-putin-russia-election-meddling-2017-7?r=US&IR=T The POTUS began, so they say,'Let's just get this out of the … Continue reading →

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Panda Panders

Posted on July 5, 2017 by twitmericks

Two pandas, a she and a he/ Were handed to Merkel by Xi;/ Meng Meng and Jiao Qing/ Must now do their thing/ In order for there to be three./// https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/panda-fever-grips-berlin-on-chinese-presidents-trip-to-germany Two pandas, a she and a heWere handed to … Continue reading →

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Abbott Shirt-fronts Koala

Posted on November 16, 2014 by twitmericks

The annual G20 gala/ Was in Tony Abbott’s back parlour/ Where far from disputin’/ With Vladimir Putin/ The two men embraced a koala./// http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/prime-minister-tony-abbott-and-russian-president-vladimir-putin-paws-for-a-cuddle-during-g20/story-fni0cx12-1227124291019 The annual G20 galaWas in Tony Abbott's back parlourWhere far from disputin'With Vladimir PutinThe two men … Continue reading →

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A Fair Cop?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by twitmericks

The trial of a TSG copper/ Has found he did nothing improper/ It could cause a storm/ The geezer’s got form/ And may yet in time come a cropper. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9404721/Ian-Tomlinson-what-jury-didnt-know-about-Pc-Simon-Harwood.html

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G20-20 Vision

Posted on June 19, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a rich club named G20/ Uniting the nations of plenty/ With others, like BRICS/ To lighten the mix/ And make the affair more big-tenty. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18508651

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Greeks Bare of Gifts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by twitmericks

Papandreou the no. 1 Greek/Went into the chamber to speak/But when he got there/The coffers were bare/So his government’s well up the creek. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15586673

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Cannes They do it? No they Cannes’t

Posted on November 3, 2011 by twitmericks

The G20 summit in Cannes/Should have come up with a plan/In the afternoon session/To end the recession/But somehow I doubt that they can. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/03/pol-harper-obama-europe.html?cmp=rss

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Occupational Hazard

Posted on October 15, 2011 by twitmericks

Global protesters join ranks/Saying Wall St and City No Thanks/But in France the G20/Is offering plenty/More dollars to bail out the banks.

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