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Fair Shares?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by twitmericks

Ex-Cameron aide Andy Coulson/ Was hazy regarding the rules on/ Financial affairs/ And so kept his shares/ (If you believe that you’re a fool, son!) /// http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/uk/leveson-inquiry-andy-coulson-reveals-he-held-40000-of-news-corps-shares-while-working-at-no-10-7733097.html  

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PM’s SMS SOS

Posted on May 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a red top named Rebekah/ And no one in power could check ‘er/ If she became vexed/ The PM would text/ To tell her to keep up her pecker. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/09/david-cameron-texted-rebekah-brooks

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Unfit But You Know It?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man from Australia/ Who tried on MPs, inter alia/ Amnesia, humility/ Disdain and senility/ But in the end it was a failure. // Another from the archives, this first appeared when Murdoch was up before the … Continue reading →

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Majority Report

Posted on May 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a committee report/ Finding Murdoch a rather bad sort/ And unfit to run/ The Times and The Sun/ Which Tories declined to support. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17912251

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“Murdoch Lies”

Posted on April 26, 2012 by twitmericks

Ex-tabloid lawyer Tom Crone/ Helped cover up who hacked whose phone/ But he says it’s a lie/ For Rupe to imply/ He & Myler did so on their own. // http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9229532/Lawyer-Tom-Crone-brands-Rupert-Murdochs-cover-up-claims-a-shameful-lie.html

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Rupe Talks Poop

Posted on April 26, 2012 by twitmericks

A media mogul named Rupe/ Says he was kept out of the loop/ By the News of the World/ As the story unfurled/ And was shocked by the Guardian scoop. // http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a5ad16-8f8c-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a.html#axzz1t9RyUK4j

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“My Bad”, says Spad

Posted on April 25, 2012 by twitmericks

The special adviser, or SPAD/ Is a highly expendable lad*/ Who will carry the can/ When the shit hits the fan/ So the minister doesn’t look bad. /// (Or lass, obviously – but in this case…) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9226216/Jeremy-Hunt-admits-links-between-adviser-and-News-Corp-clearly-not-appropriate.html

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The Hulture Secretary Jeremy…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by twitmericks

The minister Jeremy Hunt/ Appears to be bearing the brunt/ As Murdoch bites back/ And may face the sack/ For being a brown-nosing chump. // http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/24/jeremy-hunt-calls-resign-bskyb?newsfeed=true

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Murdoch Most Foul

Posted on April 3, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a young fellow named James Whose chairmanship went up in flames His future career May terminate here Depending whom Leveson blames. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e35ac96-7da8-11e1-bfa5-00144feab49a.html

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Two Little Boys…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by twitmericks

There were two playfellows at Eton Who over the years went on meetin’ What happened to them? One’s now the PM And the other’s a suspect in Weetin’. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9142094/Arrests-of-Rebekah-and-Charlie-Brooks-cast-shadow-on-David-Camerons-arrival-in-US.html

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