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Eating Humble Pie!

Was Rupert Murdoch really humbled Or knew he had at last been rumbled, As talk-back raged and bankers grumbled When News Corp’s share price sharply tumbled? Poms now scorned their weekly snickers Over stories which featured randy vicars. Those scandals … Continue reading

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Remember! “True Liberty Is When Free-born Men Speak Free!”

John Milton’s Areopagitica, Crying freedom for the press Back in 17th century England, Resisted monarchy’s excess. His tract was a mighty weapon In democracy’s progress. We are the beneficiaries Of his most eloquent address. But we ‘free-born’ are complicit, As … Continue reading

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