Author: Wallace Runnymede
Brexit Britain is Easy Fodder for Satirists: but They Should Learn from 18th-Century Masters how to do it Properly
Note from Wallace: The following is not my own work, but a republication of another writers’ work from The Conversation. For more details on the author, institution and Creative Commons licence, see the bottom of this article, which I have…
Broadcasting Rules are Killing Political Satire – Thank Heavens for the Internet
Note from Wallace: The following is not my own work, but a republication of another writers’ work from The Conversation. For more details on the author, institution and Creative Commons licence, see the bottom of this article, which I have…
Just for a Change! Formal Verse Poetry (This is HEADY Stuff!)
Augustinian Lament (Redemption’s Dawn) The one who loves and loses dies, but yet shall live. That spring so long ago, and yet so near… It was was neither truth, nor was it delusion; it was God’s plenty, as all true…
Brexit Limericks (TRIGGER WARNING FOR LEAVE & REMAIN!)
There once was a lady called Tess Closed her eyes and she hoped for the best England expected, but half the cabinet defected Maybe just join Yellow Vests? There once was an elitist called Cable
“Moderate” Republicans & Democrats Already Missing Guys Who Genocided a Million Iraqi Civilians!
The unusual rhetorical flavor and idiosyncratic policy approach of Donald Trump has left self-styled GOP moderates and centrist Democrats to reminisce about the golden age when both parties were the greatest force for good (and humanitarian genocide) the world has…
Washington Limericks! (TRIGGER WARNING: NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED!)
There once was a loser called Bush Who told old Saddam to vamoosh He tanked the economy And made y’all some enemies And the terror threat went through the roof! ___ There once was a showman called Barry Who was…
NEW CNN CONSPIRACY THEORY! “The Yellow Jackets DON’T EXIST!”
After years of being unfairly targeted for their principled anti-Saddam coverage, universally beloved and admired centrist news corporation CNN have finally acknowledge the debt they owe to free hearts across the world (a phrase they borrowed from Reagan and Maggie…
World Bank POVERTY SHOCK! US CEOs Living on Less than $100 000… a Day?!
Pioneering poverty busters the World Bank have followed the lead of the US government, whose recent decision to ban hate speech against underprivileged and widely despised economic minorities, such as filthy rich social media gurus and omnipotent oil barons has…
CORBYN BIG LIE! “I’ve Been Using Food Banks for the Past Few Years!”
After a 2017 High London gaff-gaffe where south of the M1 champagne socialist Jeremy Corbyn admitted there were plenty of people in Islington who drank cappucino every day, and that he knew many of them personally, an increasingly desperate Jezza…
When Was the Last Time You Did a Free Book Deal on Amazon? (PSST! FREE DEAL!)
Indie book publishing is pretty tough, especially when you don’t have an advertising budget. Social media can help a bit, but again, that’s pretty hard without a budget. You can set up a Patreon, with its own mailing list. Or…