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Published by: Kenty on 19th Jun 2009 | View all blogs by Kenty

Received this as an email - thought I would share it!

I want a floating duck house
I want to clear my moat
I need to mend my tennis court
That’s why I need your vote.

I have to build a portico
My swimming pool needs mending
My lovely plants need horse manure
And the Aga needs much tending

A chandelier is vital
Mock Tudor boards are great
My hanging baskets won awards
And I’ve earned a tax rebate.

I need a glitter toilet seat.
My piano so needs tuning
Maltesers help me stay awake
And my orchard must need pruning

I could have said the rules were wrong
And often thought I should,
But somehow it was easier
To profit all I could

The public really have to see
That the rules are there to test
And by defrauding taxpayers
We were just doing our best

The Speaker of the House has gone,
Our sacrificial beast,
But the public are still braying
For our corpses at the feast

What do the public want from us,
Those vote-wielding ingrates?
They really should be grateful
To be financing our estates.

The message is so very clear,
(we’re merely learning late)
That the British way of living well
Is to screw the bloody state.

Comments

4 Comments

by Bobby 2 years ago

... and this must have been going on for years. It makes it worse to think that the majority of these MPs are millionaires - or have a damned-sight more money than the average Joe in the street who votes for them. Grrrr.
by mike 2 years ago

This is already yesterday's news. The poem is rather glib, obvious and facile though vaguely amusing. It share something with 'Have I got News for you" - equally so. Has anybody enquired about Hislop's salary? I increasingly find Stephen Fry smug and pompous and what about the tenth rate people he employs on his programs? I am sorry, these are jobs for the boys. Who queries this? What about their expenses? Quis ipsos custodes estes.
by Inzie 2 years ago

I thought it was a good effort. Pretty funny. But what about those footballers? And snooker players? Just kidding ;o)...

AS it stands - and in terms of the sneaky reprobates who are supposed to be setting standards for the rest of us - and as a poem too - it's funny. I'm glad you posted it and it added a little sunshine into my evening.
by Tony 2 years ago

I thought it was a cleverly written poem with tongue firmly in cheek - very entertaining. You'd think it would be yesterday's news by now, but amazingly it keeps on hitting the headlines. So contrary to Mike's raindrops on your parade, it's still relevant and well worth passing on, Kenty. Nice one.

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