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Chinese Whispers
Chinese Whispers
We thought we’d done everything right
Y’know
Taken precautions to self-isolate
Avoiding those risky types
Who would pass it on
Making sure we didn’t
Y’know
Pass anything on ourselves
Fourteen days later
We thought
Y’know
We’re probably safe now
Safe to come out
Safe to mix with friends and family
Once again
But no
We’d b...
Monday 2nd March 2020 7:40 pm
Screaming Blue Murder
Screaming Blue Murder
I’m screaming Blue Murder
at the state of the nation
and how we blame our ills
on Muslims and immigration -
talking about people
as though they’re an infestation.
I’m screaming Blue Murder.
I’m screaming Blue Murder
at the Banker’s greed
and the people on the street
who we can’t seem to feed -
the way that we trample
on sexuali...
Wednesday 15th August 2018 3:12 pm
Red Herrings
Red Herrings
From Dealey Plaza to Salisbury
and all points in between,
the Bear has been the symbol
for the west to vent its spleen.
“There’s reds under the bed”
often heard, but rarely seen,
while a pumpkin president
conducts his grizzly Halloween.
From Novichok to Lee Harvey
the red herrings abound,
drifting through our freedoms
but hardly ever found...
Monday 9th July 2018 12:36 pm
This Is The News
This Is The News
You know that there are statistics
waiting to be displayed
when a BBC reporter
stands to the left of a brick wall -
and when the report’s about finance
and they’re stood out in the rain,
you know they’re going to make a pun
about saving for a rainy day.
When did the news become a vehicle
for cheap shots and sound-bites?
Where young report...
Monday 7th May 2018 5:00 pm
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