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on the map
coasts, rivers, contoursmove over millenniapaper-thin borders ~ CLP 15/06/2022 →
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on Ukraine xxvi
there is only so long left of this public examination all is organised to this end our youth bent double drowning in academic gas interpreting Dulce et Decorum est while the RAF shake the building practising manoeuvres, virtue signalling overhead ~ CLP 08/06/2022 →
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The Worm and the Louse
Worm said that Louse had behaved in a way that Worm considered to be ‘mad and totally unethical’ and warned that Worm was prepared to give evidence under oath to an inquiry. “It is sad to see the Louse and his office fall so far below the standards of competence and integrity that this ship →
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On Numbers (10)
Pull on the Number 10 Who do you pretend to be Hurst, Pele, Maradona? ~ n.b. I still pretend to be Geoff Hurst as I was six when he scored his World Cup Final hat-trick. Seeing that on telly left quite an impression, but wow! to even think that one might dare to dream to →
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On Numbers (pp269)
Enough to take me back to childhood news stories of divided Ireland. ~ n.b. Iain Cobain’s book, Anatomy of a Killing (Life and Death on a Divided Island) is an important book that helps explain why the Good Friday Agreement is important. One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter explained to a large extent, →
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On Numbers 28
This time popular vote is mirrored in colleges. Countdown has started. ~ n.b. First, first time loser for 28 years. That’s the first time in 7 USA elections when a President has been binned after 4 years in the job. Some football managers last longer in their posts than that. Let’s be frank about this, →
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In the (U)K
Parliament meets Queues to vote about voting Anti-democratic . n.b. Stupid, stupid, stupid CLP 04/06/2020 →
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Hands Free
We hold hands with Venus de Milo Slip gold rings from her fingers While Alexander takes to his bed He lies there, a new Nelson of Trafalgar travelling pickled in rum An obese Lazarus praying he’ll yet be spared walking “tolle lectum tuum” We empty-handed jugglers of nonsense Smell encroachment of rats Who scratch our →
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Masque Ball
With smoke and mirrors Dressed up mutton; false hopes, dreams Dancers with Truth . n.b. Could the BBC send a science correspondent to the daily press briefing from Downing Street? This is not about politics. CLP 05/04/2020 →
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On the Table
Joker at the wheel Chips are down, ball now running Roulette for our lives . n.b. The Gambler very obvious, Boris Johnson, esq. CLP 15/03/2020 →
Journey of Words 