It’s happy hour in The New Austerity Inn
And a fight’s already broken out
If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it
Rachel cries, as another brick flies
And machetes are drawn in the street outside
Someone’s set fire to a police van
Someone’s shouting at Keith with a wreath
Someone says what about the children
A small voice what about the children
But the far right are flying the flag
And Rachel says God save The King
You're on to something here, Steve. Perhaps there are limits to what governments can do - keeping the markets happy seems to be the watchword. But some people aren't listening....
A really well constructed poem.
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Steve White
Fri 2nd Aug 2024 06:57
Thanks Stephen.
I thought it was striking that the Chancellor's first speech was a list of the things that we can't afford while the King's income rose by £45million. The far-right inspired riots this week suggest that the new government do not have long to start to improve people's living standards and there's little faith that they will.
I have a feeling that I'll be re-visiting The New Austerity Inn before too long.