Inspired by Phil Ochs, and more recently the excellent @PardonUsBand, the Prole Star has a new set of lyrics for the legendary 'Here's to the State of Mississippi - entitled 'Here's to the State of Tory Britain'. But here's the thing - we can't sing - anyone who wants to, please feel free.

HERE’S TO THE STATE OF TORY BRITAIN
 

Here’s to the state of Tory Britain
Where society is governed by the greedy not the wise
And they ask us to believe their daily litany of lies
To keep grasping Tory fingers in their greedy Tory pies

CHORUS: Here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of
Tory Britain find yourself another country to be part of

And here’s to the government of Tory Britain
A Cabinet of jokers picked for safety not for skill
Propped up by Orange bigots who only cost £1 bill
Sailing blindly into ruin ‘to enact the people’s will’

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And here’s to the hospitals of Tory Britain
Where undervalued doctors have to work in corridors
Where the the sick are relegated to the carparks and the floors
Delivered by the Tories into carpetbaggers’ claws

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And here’s to the schools of Tory Britain
Where hardworking teachers are labelled biased and uncouth
The government says they’re funded but they don’t tell the truth
Where Tory cutbacks gamble with the future of our youth

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So here’s to the state of Tory Britain
Where seven years austerity has ground the country down
Where the Foreign Secretary is a foolish bumbling clown
Where foodbanks are appearing every day in every town

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But here’s to the state of Tory Britain
Where a little hope for better times is finally in view
A future Labour government that actually works for you
To build a fairer Britain for the many not the few