Some years ago I formed and registered my own political party called the Peoples Party of England(reference number RPP5881952)...I put the party to bed, for the time being, but The Electoral Commission who you apply to to start a new political party give you loads of paperwork to read and ponder over and this one really made me giggle(after I altered the meanings)...

 

The Seven Political Sins

(1) Selflessness

Lack of selflessness by holders of public office

Who dip their fingers into the public pie

And sing the song “What a good boy am I”

(2) Integrity

Nod and Wink are politician’s best friends

Integrity means nothing to mountains of cash

Greedy and unscrupulous you hear them bay

“Take this Peerage and give us the stash”

(3) Objectivity

Objectivity, now what does that mean

To someone as bent as a forging machine

Brown envelopes are bulging with tax-free loot

Winners take all, who gives firkin a hoot

(4) Accountability

Where is Blair now? Has anyone seen?

This excuse for a Prime Minister that’s ever been

Accountability for everything he has  ever done

Is down to us all, as he goes on the run

(5) Openness

“He who has the fattest wallet wins the day”

This is what openness means  MPs will always say

PFI may not be the cheapest or far from the best

‘Tis the best way for MPs to feather their rotten nest

(6) Honesty

Honesty means nothing, when the crap hits the fan

Pointing fat fingers and hot gas from their bums

The “Speaker” of the house accuses everyone

Squandering public money so we don’t have clue

Who’s  fingers are in the pie belonging me and you

(7) Leadership

Who said those stupid words, a leader we’ve never had

A leader has the biggest gob, a mouthy gits to boot

Those recent years we should take them out and shoot

Never had a principle they could call their very own

They find them in the dustbins around MPs second homes

Peter Wicks