I'm using Christmas downtime,
Hope it's not perverse
To look back at the last year,
Entirely in rhyme.
Occasionally blank.
Thank

You.

Eurozone Hacked phone
Little Mix Cricket Fix
Ed Balls St Pauls
Vaclav Havel Prince Phil unwell
NHS Frickin' mess
Not to mention Pension tension.
Cameron crabby Downton Abbey
Downton too long David Camerong
Eton circle Ditched by Merkel
Big society Royal Variety
Wills'n'Kate, Hitchens (late)
Tram rant, Hugh Grant
Steve Jobs Clarkson gobs.

We bid farewell to ol' Gaddafi,
And welcome back Edina, Saffi.

Palin failin', Cain unAbelin'
Rebekah Wade Reformed Suede
Occupy Custard pie
Hunt ban moaners Bankers' bonus
Barcelona's Cup "I am not making this up"
Fires in Croydon Tax avoidin'
Scots panda Love 'Miranda'
Berlusconi More hacked phonie
Pippa's bum Lauper's tum
Austerity Adam Werrity
Kim Jong Ricky 'Mong'...

My doggerel, Online bogroll
Like affliction My prediction
Next year It's here:

More Afghan grim pics, sodding Olympics
Labour still Miliband run
But which one?
Cameron hangs on
With a Nick Clegg to stand on
And so it goes again, plus ca change
At least disproving the lie that nothing rhymes with orange

Happy new year
And calm down dear.

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