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THE MASSES CHOOSE IT

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Feel it’s all gone black since EU Brexit

Talk about the trouble I have seen

First that Tusk shows us the door that’s marked with “Exit”

They want us out; they want it quick and clean.

 

The spoils have gone to winners, Gove and Johnson

Each though wears a face like a smacked arse

Cos they’re hoist by their petard of claims so wanton

They’ve got no plan for Brexit.  What a farce!

 

We’re in disarray since EU Brexit

Tory Party split, there’s little doubt

And so Cameron stacks his hand and Cameron legs it

His days are done; he’s shafted by “Vote Out”.

 

Nigel says it’s all a nest of vipers

Letting migrants in from Calais, France

So he leads the rats, a modern day Pied Piper

Cos Nigel knows he doesn’t need no plans.

 

Labour’s shot to bits since EU Brexit

Its leadership has hit an all-time low

Cos the MPs hope that Jezza Corbyn pegs it

And Cammie tells him, “For God’s sake, man just go”.

 

People voted for the old “Great” Britain

But soon we’ll lose what’s north of Hadrian’s Wall

When you go to bed you ought to wear some mittens

You silly wankers made Great Britain small.

 

(I will remember Boris Johnson)

(I will remember David Cameron)

(I will remember Nigel Farage)

(I will remember Jezza Corbyn)

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 5th Jul 2016 01:50

JC - all's fair in love, war and politics is best taken with a
pinch of salt. But I say if a prime minister of a majority
government enables a referendum to take place, he is
remiss in his duty to the nation - with the authority and power OF government/civil service at his disposal - if he doesn't plan for the unexpected on a matter of
foreseen national importance.
Agree or disagree, we look to the government to safe-
guard the passage of the SS Great Britain whatever
the weather. I'm not inclined to let its skipper - a bit
too quick to shout "avast!" - to slip over the side so
easily when given ample warning of uncharted waters ahead.
Anyway, what's done is done so let's see how we fare
in future days..."all at sea!" :-)


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John Coopey

Mon 4th Jul 2016 19:25

I disagree, MC.
In a General Election if an Opposition Party says it will, for example, reduce income tax or double police officers or whatever, it isn't up to the Government to provide a plan to achieve this. It's obviously up to the ones making the claim.
In his excellent book "I Am Pilgrim", Terry Hayes repeats a phrase several times throughout. The phrase is "a banquet of consequences". We are dining on that now.

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 4th Jul 2016 18:37

The title of this spoof is clever and the rendition matches
it well. I am heartened by the good humour found in
the accompanying comments
However, for decades the country has been led down the
paths of deceit by all three major parties, and when
Cameron agreed to the EU Referendum he had a DUTY
to put into place a contingency plan in the event of a
"Leave" vote. The fact that this was NOT done is par
for the course when considering the collective EU
collusion of our politically employed in my own adult
lifetime when the same had sworn an oath of allegiance
to the Sovereign. As the old song goes:
"Nice work if you can it,
And you can get it if you lie" (oops...that was "try", I
think!).
Nigel Farage has no responsibility towards government
action. His indefatigable campaign to return self-
determination to the country was an extraordinary
accomplishment that history will surely acknowledge.
It was and IS the duty of government to respond and
enable the necessary actions that are required.

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John Coopey

Mon 4th Jul 2016 14:11

Harry - Many thanks on your compliment re my sonorous drone.

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Harry O'Neill

Mon 4th Jul 2016 13:01

John,
Didn`t `get` the link in the title (c-l-e-v-e-r man!)

The sonorous drone of the tune fits the misery of the state
we`ve got ourselves into perfectly. (not to mention your
lyric)

And talking about our fellow `old and uglies`, I think it`s them who got us into this state.

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John Coopey

Mon 4th Jul 2016 09:23

JH - For those of us old and ugly enough to remember him (my poems only seem to attract your type!) Harold Wilson's "A week is a long time in politics" was never more true. One minute all the cards were laid out in suit on the table; today they're all up in the air.
You are, of course, most welcome to my masterpiece as your anthem.
Graham - How right you are. We still remain tribes. Only our toys have become cleverer.

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 4th Jul 2016 06:57

KED, when the world is a Federation, you'll then start fighting the aliens. It will never be enough! There is always change. It is built-in.

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John Coopey

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 22:21

Thanks for the comments, Ken and Graham.
The point for me was that you didn't need to be an EU groupie to prefer to be in than out. It was hugely imperfect and in need of much continuous negotiation to shove the monolith towards progress. But (cf 2 weeks ago and this week) it was better in than out.
And I don't find much comfort in the view of MC that if we all give it time it should work out for the better. Hope has never impressed me as a political strategy.

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ken eaton-dykes

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 22:21

The people who couldn't see any of the many peripheral bigger picture consequences beyond the end of their tunnel visioned hysterical race motivated vote.
The stay ins were out Trumped


Integration in it's every aspect, like it or lump it, will happen eventually.

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 16:55

Which lot is that?

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ken eaton-dykes

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 16:48

It's you lot not watching enough

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 16:42

KED, have you been watching too much Star Trek?

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ken eaton-dykes

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 16:34

Good Stuff John.

Anyone with half a brain must have realised the ultimate aim of the EU to be a fully integrated Federation, which I for one, am all for. Plans on such a massive scale invariably have severe growing pains which are bad enough without being hindered by the Berlin wall building Luddite-ish blinkered Brexit's who cannot see further than the end of the week. Boris's haircut renders him unable to see beyond the end of his nose.

When, far into the future, the World is a Federation under a single flag. There'll be no one to fall out with?

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John Coopey

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 13:53

MC - I always argued before the vote that through all the confusion, the claims and counterclaims, that there was one immutable certainty; that we knew what Stay looks like now but we didn't know what Leave looks like now. Well, we do now!
Lynn - Yes, it seems a curious interpretation of "Great" Britain that risks Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales leaving the UK.

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Lynn Dye

Sun 3rd Jul 2016 12:21

Well written, John and I enjoyed your take on Massachusetts.

I'm not sure how the "Great" in Britain will equate if Scotland and Northern Ireland leave us.

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 2nd Jul 2016 20:49

Out of the chaos might come something worth having, if
we have the bottle to stay the course. The appalling
ignorance of many about the activities and aims of
the EU is startling. Let us recall the words of Jean Monnet - principal architect of this post-war power
grab involving the diminution of nation states.
"Europe's nations should be guided towards the super-state without their people understanding what is
happening. This can be accomplished by successive
steps, each disguised as having an economic purpose,
but which will eventually lead to federation."
When was that ever told to the British who voted for a
trading market - and whose own politicians sought to
collude with the deceit and maintain the pretence?
For what Brit. worth the name would go along with it?
The EU vote said "Out" so let's get on with it and show
the world that we are worth more not less of the
"Great" in Britain.

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John Coopey

Sat 2nd Jul 2016 12:19

Harry - your last paragraph seems an apt and very pictorial image for me. The tune will be familiar to anyone under 90! It is the Bee Gees Massachusetts which is where I get the title from Masses Choose It).
John - I fear the pattern will be Brexiters becoming becoming more post-rational (hardened) until, as I replied to Spot, in 5 years time you won't find one.

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John F Keane

Sat 2nd Jul 2016 10:00

Anything progressive will vanish from Britain, including progressive people.

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Harry O'Neill

Sat 2nd Jul 2016 09:55

John,
I couldn`t do better than echo Steve`s comments about the verses and the encapsulation, only to add what an apt choice of a `sad`tune also.

You are quite right, the E.U. will want it `quick and clean` What the Tories want (full control over immigration) will be impossible for the E.U. to agree to. So we will exit and (as foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says `slowly slide` down the economic league.

Normally a `form of words` would be found which would fake the impression that it was being controlled while it went on as usual. But I fear that (given the job needs of the other twenty or so owners of vetoes) that this will be out of the question.

The ship of state is going down as a (slender) majority of the crew sing `Land of Hope and Glory` while the rags of the Labour party sink in a battered dinghy singing the `Red Flag`...What a bloody carry on !

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John Coopey

Fri 1st Jul 2016 12:02

Thanks Steve. I have a sneaking suspicion that in 5 years time you won't find anyone to admit to having voted Leave.

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steve pottinger

Fri 1st Jul 2016 09:37

Well done for writing a piece which encapsulates so much of the current political chaos, John. So much said so well in such a few verses.

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