Bankers, Hackers & Politicians

It just goes on and on, doesn't it? We're in full swing for the bankers' bonus season, yet day by day we are reminded of their poor performance, failure and incompetance - and they want to reward themselves for that.  More hacking exposes are being made all the time, and to cap it all we have to listen to the top politicians pontificating about "moral decline", "fairness", "big society", "all in it together" and other irrelevant, pointless waffling. Most of these guys are millionaires, and have never had a proper job of any sort in our society.  And they wonder why, last Summer, we had a spot of bother on our streets.  I say "Off withg their heads!!!"

Off With Their Heads

Let’s talk about this “slow moral decline”,

And of the criminality there’s been.

And let’s talk about victims,

And of the robbery that we’ve seen.

There’s those doing society down,

And acting without any cares.

People stealing, and helping themselves,

To the things that aren’t really theirs.

It’s shocking that they act in this way,

It’s become worse than we thought.

They’re ruining Britain’s businesses,

And their trick is not to get caught.

They’re making fools of police tactics,

Evading detection and blame.

They think it’s their entitlement,

But it’s wrong, all the same.

Some blame their backgrounds,

Their position or life’s station,

That they can’t help what they do,

Or a lack of moral education.

But these violations bear no excuse,

And retribution can’t be put off for long,

For everyone has responsibilities,

And they all know right from wrong.

We all have to live in society,

Despite our different life chances.

It can’t be a “help-yourself” culture,

Where only personal fortune advances.

Dipping your snout in the trough,

And taking what isn’t yours, is always crime.

Excuses only go so far these days,

And now you’ll have to serve your time.

Lock ‘em up, I hear you cry.

And don’t give them any bail.

Let them think about their deeds,

Whilst sitting there in jail.

And as the politicians sadly shake their heads,

And talk about the nation’s moral fences,

Let’s hear them explain once again,

Just how they filled in their expenses.

And as the bankers pay themselves ever more,

In bonuses and “incentive pay”,

Let’s ask them how they justify

The billions in bail-outs we’ve had to pay.

Newspapers hacking peoples’ phones,

Policemen taking bribes and bungs,

Broken Britain’s got a lot to answer for,

But it’s all part of the fun.

So let’s think about who’s to blame,

And before Human Rights we trample.

Let’s face it, and after all,

Our leaders don’t set a great example.

Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2011