Tag Archives: scotland

National Question

Posted on February 18, 2014 by twitmericks

Debate on the union’s swirling:/ Can Scotland secede yet keep sterling?/ Who gets UK debt?/ And lest we forget/ Does anyone English do curling? ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26225894 Debate on the union's swirling:Can Scotland secede yet keep sterling?Who gets UK debt?And lest we … Continue reading →

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Farage Farrago

Posted on May 17, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a top UKIP chief/ Whose Scottish campaign came to grief/ Farage had to scrub/ His gig in a pub/ As coppers provided relief. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566183https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/335344736892235777  

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Brittle Britain

Posted on October 15, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old state, the UK/ Whose links look quite fragile today/ A Scots referendum/ Intended to end ’em/ Is officially now on the way. ///http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pm-starts-clock-on-independent-scotland-vote-8211945.html

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Canvassing for Oats

Posted on February 16, 2012 by twitmericks

When #Cameron visited Fife Amid anti-union strife The man had his oats But may not have won votes For dislike of the Tories is rife. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/16/david-cameron-tucks-into-scottish-porridge_n_1281367.html

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There’s only one C in Scotland

Posted on January 11, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a Tory MP/With a Scottish constituency/There still is – just one/So what Cameron’s done/Is a gift to the auld SNP.

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Windy Thursday

Posted on December 8, 2011 by twitmericks

Thousands of Scots have lost power/After winds of umpteen miles per hour/Blew leccy lines down/In many a town/Accompanied by the odd shower. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16079849

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Self-Lothian Tories

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

The Scottish Conservatives’ name/Appears to be causing them shame/But even rebranded/I have to be candid/They’re going to lose all the same. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/scrap-party-and-start-again-says-would-be-tory-leader-1.1121796

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