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Parental Guidance

Posted on April 24, 2014 by twitmericks

Oh dear Muslim mummies and daddies/ Do not let your kids be jihadis/ In Syria’s war,/ Our leaders implore,/ They may get mixed up with the baddies. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-uk-police-urge-muslim-women-to-report-relatives-planning-to-join-war-9281100.html Oh dear Muslim mummies and daddiesDo not let your kids be jihadisIn … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Reign in Spain Is Causing UK Pain

Posted on May 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A queen named Sofia of Spain/ Has made it abundantly plain/ As she wants to alter/ The state of Gibraltar/ She won’t come and cheer Liz’s reign. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9270896/Queen-Sofia-to-snub-Diamond-Jubilee-lunch-over-Gibraltar-row.html  

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Entente Pas Cordiale

Posted on December 16, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old country named France/Whose minister i/c finance/Is loudly berating/The Brits’ credit rating/Because his economy’s pants. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b783c646-27cb-11e1-9433-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ghuisGZH

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