The 12th May (2018) was National Limerick Day. A
few days late I’ve written a political limerick compilation/thread (with the
odd bit of poetic license).
‘Nothing
has changed, nothing has changed.’
A snap
general election in June (2017),
To shut
down descent and maroon (anyone who dares to have a different view).
The
manifesto divides,
[A couple of examples of manifesto backtracking:
‘The Conservatives are in meltdown after Theresa May is forced to make another embarrassing U-turn’
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/05/24/conservatives-meltdown-after-may-embarrassing-uturn/
‘'Dementia tax': What is the Conservative policy
and why is it so controversial?’
The
Prime Minister hides,
[Just one link here - ‘Theresa May Accused
Of Dodging 'Any Form Of Public Scrutiny' After Keeping Journalists At A
Distance’ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-may-journalists-cornwall_uk_59086eece4b05c3976825a43 - there were more times]
But; ‘nothing
has changed’ is the tune.
***
Yet, much of the media re-frames or denies,
Moving
on to the spring of this year,
Still fit for nothing but jeer.
Abandoning anything good,
[@AngelaRayner: The ‘Do nothing’ PM dodges 181 election
vows. Theresa May is "the do nothing Prime Minister” Stop procrastinating,
we don’t need a review into student finance, we need to scrap fees and restore
grants now!
They don’t
debate, just sling mud.
[Lots of evidence here, including:
‘Theresa May gets personal in attack on Jeremy Corbyn as
election polls narrow: Tories try to
contrast the PM and the Labour leader, who she claims would go ‘alone and
naked’ into Brexit negotiations’
‘At
PMQs today, Theresa May chose to insult doctors and nurses on the 69th
anniversary of the NHS’ https://www.independent.co.uk/Voices/pmqs-today-what-happened-jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may-nhs-doctors-nurses-69th-insult-a7824841.html
‘Sajid
Javid threatened with legal action after calling Momentum ‘neo-fascist’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sajid-javid-momentum-neo-facist-labour-party-antisemitisim-jewish-a8280601.html
‘Theresa May 'Misled Parliament' In Trying To Blame Labour For
Windrush Fiasco’ - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-may-falsely-tried-to-blame-labour-for-the-windrush-fiasco-to-deflect-jeremy-corbyns-questions_uk_5ad74773e4b0e4d0715c25b1 ]
So, ‘nothing
has changed’. This is clear.
***
Brexit,
Grenfell, Windrush and more,
With
promises crushed to the floor.
[For example:
11 Brexit promises the government quietly dropped
Leaving aside the £350m for the NHS, Brexit has promised quick and easy trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world, an end to ECJ jurisdiction and free movement, and British control of North Sea fishing. None of this has come to pass. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2018/mar/28/11-brexit-promises-leavers-quietly-dropped
84 Men, Millicent, Mary, Jesus and a ‘Monument to Tory Britain’ | #VoteLabour3dMay http://arwenackcerebrals.blogspot.ca/2018/04/84-men-millicent-mary-jesus-and.html
Why Tory Promises to Windrush Children Aren’t Enough
11 Brexit promises the government quietly dropped
Leaving aside the £350m for the NHS, Brexit has promised quick and easy trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world, an end to ECJ jurisdiction and free movement, and British control of North Sea fishing. None of this has come to pass. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2018/mar/28/11-brexit-promises-leavers-quietly-dropped
84 Men, Millicent, Mary, Jesus and a ‘Monument to Tory Britain’ | #VoteLabour3dMay http://arwenackcerebrals.blogspot.ca/2018/04/84-men-millicent-mary-jesus-and.html
Why Tory Promises to Windrush Children Aren’t Enough
Quick
to strike and to arm,
: With an attack on Syria looking imminent,
YouGov reveals only 22% of Brits would support missile attacks on the Syrian
military - almost twice as many (43%) are opposed ]
Again,
‘nothing has changed’, that’s for sure.
***
Royal
babies and weddings prompt (inter)national fest (I’m in Canada at the moment and the anticipation amongst some is
palpable),
Despite
those deprived of the place where they rest.
[Royal
wedding: Homeless near Windsor Castle have sleeping bags taken away by police
before Meghan Markle and Harry’s big day’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rough-sleepers-belongings-cleared-across-12543170 ]
More
tax for the poor,
Those
offshore ignore,
[A piece of ‘fiction’ seems relevant here: The People Who Live In Trees -https://www.abctales.com/story/gletherby/people-who-live-trees ]
‘Nothing has changed’; you can see it's no
jest.
***
Yet, much of the media re-frames or denies,
Smearing
the alternative and all this implies.
[A personal view here:
Grieving for the BBC (and the
mainstream media more generally) | #VoteLabourMay3rd
Giving
the ‘elite’ (!) a free pass,
Leads
to challenge en masse.
Oh, ‘nothing
has changed’, the commentariat
cries.
***
 |
@evolvepolitics: These Daily Mail headlines just one month apart show precisely what’s
wrong with the Mainstream Media (the first heading relates to Windrush)
|
But still
there are many together who rise up in hope,
Across
all walks of life we challenge the trope.
We’re
not ‘out of touch’,
Nor ‘too
thick’ to know much.
Change
is possible. Change is needed. Change is coming (sorry ran out of rhymes at the end).
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