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Helen McCarthy

13 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read

I absolutely laughed until I cried at this poem © Steve Pottinger (thread.) Be careful what you wish for, o ye mighty and incompetent ...

Fatima’s working in cyber
she’s learned how to snoop and to hack
she’s talented, driven, and passionate
her revenge a cold feast, not a snack

Rishi’s bank account there on a spreadsheet
a few clicks of the keys, and… goodbye
Hancock’s now being sought on charges of fraud
Gove for intent to supply

©Steve Pottinger

Cummings just never existed
his records amended, deleted
Johnson pursued for child maintenance payments
left penniless, bankrupt, defeated

©Steve Pottinger

Rees-Mogg’s found his place in a workhouse
learning to do what he’s told
and a freighter crawls to St Helena
with Priti Patel in the hold

©Steve Pottinger

Yes, Fatima’s working in cyber
she’s smart, and she seizes her chances
at the end of the day, puts her laptop away
picks her shoes up

and smiles as she dances.

© Steve Pottinger. 12 October 2020

Steve, thank you for this!

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