Winter Olympics

Weather the storm
the icy blast and angry swollen rivers

Emergency evacuating livestock
and protecting property

Saving lives must always be
our aim and top priority

The PM said today
that money is no object

This is not a blank cheque
said the Secretary of Transport

Money's not the issue
but someone disagrees

And here again we have
the rhetoric of prudence and good sense

With reference to good housekeeping

While hiding under cover
of frank discussion and genuine concern

As always they continue
to pursue their own agenda

Core voters who support
the small state ideology

And all the while the rains falls
unabated on the saturated ground

In the work being carried out
to deal with this crisis

Who knows what is right
and what is wrong ?

When the war goes on in Syria
and Korea has the bomb ?

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What do nomadic tribesmen think
when they see gay women ski in Sochi ?

And far away in space
a probe is landing on a comet ?

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Who can you trust these days ?

Is there someone out there ?

Someone you can trust
and someone to admire ?

Raymond Williams ?

Stuart Hall or the legacy of Thatcher ?

What plays to the public ?

Who cares ?

Well I do for one
and also so does everyone

This is the spirit of our time
which brings us all together

When we're pumping out the water
and fighting for our homes