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Fightin’ Huyton

Posted on February 1, 2014 by twitmericks

Baroness Morgan of Huyton/ Has quit but is goin down fightin/ She says it was Gove/ Who gave her the shove/ To put someone more to the right in. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26001337 Baroness Morgan of HuytonHas quit but is goin down fightinShe … Continue reading →

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Grimm By Name, Grim by Nature

Posted on January 29, 2014 by twitmericks

Congressman Michael G Grimm/ Resented folks questioning him/ He told a reporter/ He’d give him no quarter/ But tear the poor chap limb from limb. /// (I used a little poetic licence – here’s what he actually said: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/nyregion/rep-michael-grimm-threat-ny1-reporter.html?_r=0) https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/428572994017845249

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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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Grieve Comes to Grief

Posted on November 24, 2013 by twitmericks

The minister Dominic Grieve/ Who yesterday seemed to believe/ Corruption was Asian/ Upon cogitation/ Now gives Pakistan a reprieve. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25072685 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/404383057119281152

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No Jam Tomorrow?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by twitmericks

The Lib Dem MP Tessa Munt/Thinks low-sugar jam an affront/She harbours a grudge/Against foreign ‘sludge’/On which she’s surprisingly blunt./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24738171 The Lib Dem MP Tessa MuntThinks low-sugar jam an affrontShe harbours a grudgeAgainst foreign 'sludge'On which she's surprisingly blunt. — … Continue reading →

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Unqualified Failure?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by twitmericks

Nick Clegg argues Tory free schools Require pedagogical rules: A college that features Unqualified teachers He thinks an invention of fools.   ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/nick-clegg-denies-coalition-rift-over-free-schools-education-policy-8892566.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/391989977543757824

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Woolly Advice

Posted on October 18, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a PM known as Dave Who said that old people should save By wrapping up warm (Not ask for reform To make gas suppliers behave). /// https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/391207610470629376 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10388368/Downing-Street-People-faced-with-rising-energy-bills-should-consider-wearing-jumpers.html

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Cruz Missile

Posted on October 17, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a Texan named Cruz/ Of right-wing Republican views/ As Cruz got insaner/ The House Speaker Boehner/ Admitted his gambit must lose. ///http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/328737-boehner-ally-blame-ted-cruz-for-fiscal-chaos There once was a Texan named CruzOf right-wing Republican viewsAs Cruz got insanerThe House Speaker … Continue reading →

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Unchartered Territory

Posted on October 12, 2013 by twitmericks

An all-party press royal charter/ Emerged from political barter,/ But newspaper backing/ Is totally lacking/ And so it appears a non-starter. ///http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/11/royal-charter-press-regulation-final-draft-newspapers https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/388995261080428544

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Moving Targets

Posted on October 10, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Tory whose boasts/ Concerning TB-bearing hosts/ Were proven absurd/ And so he averred/ That badgers were moving the posts. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24459424 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/388061146957484032

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