Wednesday 17 September 2008

MPs

David Blunkett’s blankets are just what he needs
For working undercover,
Gathering evidence, exposing Gordon Brown acting the clown,
But if Blunkett sat an exam he’d flunk it!
So, I doubt we’ll see G.B stepping down.

David Cameron’s checking the camera’s on,
Before each smile or frown.
While Boris Johnson, as Bo-Jo,
Really goes to town,
Hopefully, wearing a stab-proof vest.

Alistair Darling’s behaviour’s obstructive,
Parking his car blocking the entrance to the House of Commons
And refusing to budge it.

Talk of taxes and furtive faxes,
Fiddling expenses and over investing in the country’s defences,
Engages our politicians and their underlings.

MPs’ clichés include their calls on others to, ‘implement proposals’
And, ‘launch full-scale public enquiries,’ into things.
They’re also known for phrases ending with, ‘taxpayers money’
And having extra-marital flings.

Some people think MPs are mere puppets,
But it’s hard to see their strings.
There are hundreds of MPs and two and a half political parties of note,
To govern an approximate population of sixty million people,
A fraction of who vote.

Elected leaders, interchangeable with ejected bleeders,
Saturate the media and gloat.
MPs have won their seats,
But, I think, they’ve missed the boat!

1 comment:

  1. Dear Julian,

    Thank you for this email. We don’t use poems in our campaigns, but this one made me smile so I’ve put it up on our Noticeboard.

    Thank you.

    Graham Thompson
    Supporter Services
    Greenpeace UK

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