Category: Poems

‘He therefore prepared to attack the Island of Mona.’ – Tacitus, Annals, XIV: 29 Understanding the struggle of Britons Against their Roman occupiers From the annals of Ancient writers, Is like reading of the resistance Of Londoners to their eviction In the pages of the British Press: Beyond the justice of the rulers, And the … Continue reading Holy Island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZZpiL74H2E&fbclid=IwAR0AQBDHk6YxfvYqwqnGzuT7TpF2nXptqbIuhgQikN8AfX852DVWOxxadQk Our King went forth to Normandy With grace and might and chivalry; The God for him wrought marvellously, Wherefore England may call and cry: ‘Deo Gratias!’ Part I The King went forth to Normandy, Pride of might and chivalry; Welsh and English longbowmen, Bondmen, serfs, were in the van. While at home men and … Continue reading Bring the Summer Home (The Poll Tax Song)

For the benefit of Mr. A. There will be a trial today on Facebook stream. The socialists will all be there Late of Workers & Welfare – what a scene! By slanders, lies and allegations, Lastly through ordeal by Puritan bile: In this way Mr. A. will answer the world! The much maligned Mr. A. … Continue reading Being for the Benefit of Mr. Assange

Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste. I’ve ruled your lives for three centuries, Sacked every rise of a welfare state. I was around when Julian Assange Revealed the truth for you to face. Made damn sure that UK law Washed its hands and sealed his fate. Pleased to … Continue reading Sympathy for the Tory

And in breaking news today, rumours in the Colosseum are that Jesus of Nazareth had been smearing faeces on the walls of his cell in the Temple of Herod. Having been dragged from the Garden of Gethsemane last Thursday shouting ‘Judea must resist!’, Jesus appeared the following day before Pontius Pilate for trial. The Prefect … Continue reading The Christ of Journalism

In September 2015 we travelled to Greece, partly on holiday, but also to see what membership of the European Union was doing to the country. We spent a few days in Athens, then travelled south for a week through the Peloponnese, finally arriving on the island of Kythira days before the snap election. This was … Continue reading Greece (an Odyssey)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7IPpHP7dFU&fbclid=IwAR3ToP1YrXaEVH17fjEZpyNZq-3uLmAg3tupi9JSM950wynD3iwVcz7pv0A At the first stage of Regeneration My council promised me Resident-led is what this will be At the second stage of Regeneration My council promised me Transparency Resident-led is what this will be At the third stage of Regeneration My council promised me High density Transparency Resident-led is what this will be At the … Continue reading ASH Christmas Carol

‘The circumstances of the remains of a British camp existing on the hill immediately above this cave, seems to throw much light on the character and date of the woman under consideration; and whatever may have been her occupation, the vicinity of a camp would afford a motive for residence, as well as a means … Continue reading The Red Lady of Paviland

On the 34th anniverary of the beginning of the miners’ strike, 5 March, 1984 ’Twere ’84, and the Tory whores Did scheme and plot in Parliament: On strike were England’s collieries, And the coppers were all bent. ‘Beware Maggie Thatcher, my son! ‘The deeper cuts, the rising rents! ‘Beware the Milk Snatcher, and shun ‘The … Continue reading Thatcherwocky

I remember Corbyn at the Brighton love-in, He was talking so brave about ‘faith’, Promising salvation on regeneration While Labour councils demolish estates. Those were his excuses, but this is London, We are fighting for our homes on the streets, Where sound-bites are swallowed by believers in lies, Labour voters and estate residents. Ah, but … Continue reading Labour Party Conference No. 2