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Not By Tony Benn
The Tories treat
our nurses with contempt
our doctors with disdain
our firefighters with derision
our ambulance workers with disrespect
our railway staff with scorn
our carers with despisal
our armed forces with antipathy
our sick with neglect
our elderly with indignity
our teachers with ridicule
our children with condescension
our pensioners with contempt
...Thursday 10th August 2023 9:37 am
Citizen Not Subject
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I Citizen, can let no king be mine,
I will not swear an oath in your god’s name.
You do not reign by any right divine,
To my loyalty you have no right, no claim.
I swear I’ll pay to these my true allegian...
Saturday 6th May 2023 6:51 pm
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