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Johnson beaten

Posted on September 25, 2019 by twitmericks

Presiding in court, Lady Hale/ Made clear Johnson’s mark was a fail,/ And ruling as one/ Against what he’d done,/ The judges were not pro-rogue male. Tweet+story

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It never rains but it pours

Posted on April 4, 2019 by twitmericks

MPs were sent home for the week/ When liquid poured in from a leak,/ Which leaves the impression/ They’re ending this session/ In literal terms, up shit creek./// MPs were sent home for the weekWhen liquid poured in from a … Continue reading →

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Ayes to the right

Posted on April 1, 2019 by twitmericks

Some activist women and guys/ Took parliament quite by surprise,/ Protesting half-nude,/ A brief interlewd/ That caused a few members to rise./// Some activist women and guysTook parliament quite by surprise,Protesting half-nude,A brief interlewdThat caused a few members to rise.https://t.co/W21lzwrCYz … Continue reading →

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Mucky as Commons

Posted on October 12, 2018 by twitmericks

Oh pity the people who clean/ The building where MPs have been,/ Removing stuff from it/ Like condoms and vomit/ And other things still more obscene./// Oh pity the people who cleanThe building where MPs have been,Removing stuff from itLike … Continue reading →

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Hard to Credit

Posted on July 5, 2018 by twitmericks

The minister Esther McVey/ Admits that attempting to say/ The office for audits/ Delivered her plaudits/ Was kind of untrue in a way./// https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/04/esther-mcvey-welfare-secretary-misled-parliament-over-reforms-auditors-say The minister Esther McVeyAdmits that attempting to sayThe office for auditsDelivered her plauditsWas kind of untrue … Continue reading →

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So Long!

Posted on August 1, 2017 by twitmericks

The longest word anyone knows is/ A monster I sadly suppose is/ One nobody can/ Conceivably scan/ Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis./// http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/teenager-breaks-jacob-reesmoggs-record-for-using-the-longest-word-in-parliament-a3599876.html The longest word anyone knows isA monster I sadly suppose isOne nobody canConceivably scanPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) August 1, 2017

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I Want Candy

Posted on December 10, 2014 by twitmericks

For Tory MP Nigel Mills/ Committee proceedings lacked thrills/ He found Candy Crush/ Brought more of a rush/ Than parliamentary bills./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30375609 For Tory MP Nigel Mills Committee proceedings lacked thrills He found Candy Crush Brought more of a rush Than parliamentary bills. — … Continue reading →

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Denis Caught

Posted on December 23, 2013 by twitmericks

Ex-minister Denis MacShane/ Has entered a new world of pain,/ In jail for offences/ To do with expenses,/ His public career down the drain./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25492017 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415111023427743744

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3 Lords-a-Ligging

Posted on June 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There were 3 old men in the Lords/ Who wanted to up their rewards/ When tempted with cash/ They got a bit rash/ & so had to fall on their swords. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-suspends-peers-over-lobbying-sting-as-sleaze-row-returns-to-westminster-8641085.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/341239338014756864

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