Half a brain half a brain,
Half a brain between us,
Hours in the Houses of Commons
Jawed the six hundred:
‘Forward, the Right Brigade!
Screw up the Huns’ Cameron said:
Into the valley of Austerity
Talked the six hundred (and 49!)

‘Veto! the Euro is slayed!’
Was there a man dismay’d ?
Not tho’ the worker knew
Some one had blunder’d:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to work & die,
Into the valley of Austerity
Drove the six hundred (and 49)

Cheering to right of them,
Jeering to left of them,
Ignominy in front of them
Banks shored up & bailed;
Sworn at for cuts and still,
Boldly they talked and well,
Into the jaws of austerity,
Into the mouth of Hell
Drove the six hundred (and 49)

Flash’d all their prejudices bare,
Mock’d as they gurn’d on air
Ignoring the voters will,
Rhetoric blaring while
All the world wonder’d:
If they’d ensured at a stroke
The Euro project be broke;
France  & Germany
Reel’d from the master-stroke.
Emboldened and hungered,
They re-grouped and plundered,
The food from the working man’s table.

Cheering to right of them,
Jeering to left of them,
Election behind them
Voted and installe’d;
Knowing full well,
While banks & Euro fell,
The voters they’d taxed
Would use their last breath,
To see them in Hell;
All that was left to them,
Was to claim their expenses and flee…

Gloria Smudd
December 14, 2011 at 00:55

BTW, I haven’t been here for a while because I’ve had a facelift. I now
look like Les Dawson. Girls, save your pennies….

Cascadian December 14, 2011 at 01:13

Say it isn’t so Gloria.

Though I must say the pork-chop sideburns were always a bit out there as
far as fashion goes.

Saul December 14, 2011 at 13:45

Any truth in the rumour that McAlpine did the scaffolding?

Gloria Smudd
December 14, 2011 at 00:51

Sheesh, she’s good at this, isn’t she?

**Applause**

Saul December 13, 2011 at 14:14

I think you are making a bit of a meal of this.

The Battle of Baklava?

Anna
Raccoon December 13, 2011 at
14:52

Greek Baklava?

Saul December 13, 2011 at 15:01

Touche.

Pompey Cowboy
December 13, 2011 at 14:04

Anna , very goods. Sums it up nicely
Love the Racoon in the Santa Hat–
so cute