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Full English Brexit

Posted on January 17, 2017 by twitmericks

Theresa May’s great inspiration/ For taking control of the nation/ Is make sure hard Brexit/ Financially wrecks it/ And ends economic migration./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/17/key-points-from-mays-what-have-we-learned Theresa May's great inspirationFor taking control of the nationIs make sure hard BrexitFinancially wrecks itAnd ends economic … Continue reading →

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Brexit Stage Left

Posted on January 4, 2017 by twitmericks

A diplomat working on Brexit,/ Announcing his personal exit,/ Suggests Mrs May/ Should tell the UK/ Her plan for how Britain effects it./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38503020 A diplomat working on Brexit,Announcing his personal exit,Suggests Mrs MayShould tell the UKHer plan for how … Continue reading →

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Hard Landing

Posted on July 17, 2016 by twitmericks

When Boris got up off his futon/ And put a respectable suit on/ To fly off to Brussels/ And flex UK muscles/ A fault saw him grounded at Luton./// http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/17/boris-johnson-plane-emergency-landing-luton When Boris got up off his futonAnd put a respectable … Continue reading →

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Votey McBoatface

Posted on June 15, 2016 by twitmericks

Farage went upriver by boat/ Campaigning for Brexit afloat/ Sir Bob set sail too/ To back the EU/ And fish for the odd floating vote./// http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/nigel-farage-and-bob-geldof-in-river-battle-on-the-thames-over-brexit-a3272161.html Farage went upriver by boatCampaigning for Brexit afloatSir Bob set sail tooTo back the … Continue reading →

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Sell Sex Please, We’re British

Posted on December 26, 2014 by twitmericks

Great Britain has taken the chance/ To grow to be bigger than France/ Illegal narcotic/ And also erotic/ Transactions allowed this advance./// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11313327/Britain-edges-past-France-on-world-stage.html Great Britain has taken the chanceTo grow to be bigger than FranceIllegal narcoticAnd also eroticTransactions allowed this … Continue reading →

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Blether Together

Posted on September 10, 2014 by twitmericks

The PM departed The Smoke/ And went off to Scotland and spoke/ The gist of his blether:/ ‘We’re better together/ Don’t leave or my heart will be broke!’/// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-independence/dont-vote-for-independence-to-give-the-effing-tories-a-kick-cameron-tells-scotland-9723553.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/509694568665997312

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Peer Pressure

Posted on May 28, 2014 by twitmericks

A Liberal Democrat peer/Said ‘Clegg is a loser, I fear/But if we were able/To ditch him for Cable/It might save our bacon next year’. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27604131 A Liberal Democrat peerSaid 'Clegg is a loser, I fearBut if we were ableTo ditch … Continue reading →

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Of Mice and Ministers

Posted on May 25, 2014 by twitmericks

Conservative minister Gove/ Said Lit must be English, by Jove!/ Take Steinbeck and Lee/ Off GCSE/ And let’s have some old British cove. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/michael-gove-axes-to-kill-a-mockingbird-and-other-american-classics-from-english-literature-gcse-syllabus-9432818.html Conservative minister GoveSaid Lit must be English, by Jove!Take Steinbeck and LeeOff GCSEAnd let's have some … Continue reading →

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A Plague on All Our Houses

Posted on May 18, 2014 by twitmericks

Mark Carney says Britain’s in trouble/ Because of its property bubble/ Untenable prices/ Provoking a crisis/ Unless we build more at the double. ///http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/18/mark-carney-house-prices-risk-economy-bank-of-england Mark Carney says Britain's in troubleBecause of its property bubbleUntenable pricesProvoking a crisisUnless we build more … Continue reading →

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Farage Fightback

Posted on May 4, 2014 by twitmericks

When UKIP was under attack/ Old Nigel prepared to fight back/ We’re clearly not racist/ He said, on the basis/ That some of our people are black/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27274621 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/463003549342105600  

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