The threat of swingeing cuts is a spectre
(I hate ‘swingeing cuts’ but I’ll still use it)
Hanging over the whole public sector
In which I serve the Queen, helping collect
Her taxes (not mine or yours). But I’m not
(Although I have been) inspector
Of VAT in my time. Pause for lots
Of sympathy for me (not). Remember
Though that tax holds society together
(Against its will, maybe), so affect a
Momentary tear. (Can you method act?)
More tax, less debt. Pay the bank manager
Too, and live frugally, or we’ll wreck a
Generation’s pension and benefits
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