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Marsh Lane Part 1

  “Grab the polaroid camera, there’s a rat in Emma’s cot We’ll lash the photo on a banner and make a stand against this lot.” “I know that Wiel’s disease is probably a risky chance to take; but imagine the shocking headlines that our protest march will make.” The closure of the dock mills has caused the rodents to invade Our terraced house on Compton Walk was the first home Roland made Joe Benton was a councillor then, before he was MP He helped support the residents of Marsh Lane make their plea  The houses where in squalor and the maisonettes unsafe  But we paid the same as homes nearby, although their bricks where newly laid  The corpy argued austere funds, as Thatcher had made her cuts She targeted us on Merseyside as the votes where red for most of us  Miss Dyson taught in St Mary’s school, she was stern with hair scraped in a bun  Her glasses steamed with stress and ire as she screamed at everyone  One d...

Inclusivity is My Middle Name

A tribute to those who are inclusive  at  people Ladies and Gents, and those who are non-binary It's lovely to see you here in your finery Ableds, Disableds and those in between I hope you enjoy my inclusive routine But I don't have a qualified signer  and brail is expensive, so those with sensory barriers will have to settle for my welcoming body language – but it’s ok, because I am really expressive Anyway, Lesbians and Gay men and those who are bi or fluid I am sooo much like you even though I don't....do IT.... I have a lifelong crush on Drew Barrymore, so I like, get it I blush watching Donnie Darko and I was the same watching Whip It I get giddy watching a film if Drew Barrymore's in it..... … ..apart from ET because that would be seriously creepy I have a multi-cultural marriage I am from Irish descent and my husband's paternal great great great grandparents are from Yemen, so technically my kids are of mixed her...