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Some small causes for celebration, and glimmers of hope this week for us in the British news cycle: the UK Prime Minister finally sacked failed Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday morning, and then on Wednesday morning the UK Supreme Court ruled that the government’s plan - her flagship strategy - to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda (which we sang about in our Paddington song!) was illegal. If you need some background, you can find it here on Braverman: , and here on the Rwanda ruling: As you may know, we had created a trilogy of satirical two-minute shanties about this minister’s comings, goings, and utterings in the past twelve months: - Suella Braverman’s Gone (Oct 2022) - Suella Braverman’s Back (Nov 2022) - Suella Braverman’s Wrong (Sep 2023) But we got so many requests this week that we capitulated and added an epilogue. We have a favour to ask if you like this one, and wish to share it - which is that you have a look at the song we produced on Remembrance Sunday about the Israel/Gaza conflict, called “If That Day Comes Round.“ It's because that took a million times more effort and is a million times more important to share. Cheers. - _______________________ Huge thanks for the support of our amazing Patreons. Do join us on Patreon if you fancy it, if you enjoy what we do and want to see behind the scenes and help us to keep things ticking along: - You can also leave a tip at our virtual tip jar at: - Links to Spotify and Socials here: - _____________________ LYRICS: The fourth part of any trilogy Is a bit of an absurdity Indulgent, crass, unnecessary Posturing for show We’re sick of hearing our own voices Endlessly repeat the chorus But I guess we all make “lifestyle choices” Some sink pretty low Suella Braverman’s sacked! Her tent’s been struck and her bags are packed Gave Rishi so much flak He had to let her go She turned being cruel into an art She’s left more stain than a megaton shart She made the Met’s job really hard Divisions she did sow She played Pied Piper to the max Then engineered her own collapse Now bites & squeals like shipwrecked rats That scramble off the boat Suella Braverman’s gone Hopping mad like a leprechaun Plotting rebellion She’ll huff and puff and blow Her main enduring legacy was … [empty space] Who knows where next she’ll spread her views A far-right party? GB News? Or one day we’ll just find red shoes … And wonder: “Where’d she go?” Suella’s now become Politically irrelevant Upstaged by Cameron As Tories come and go Suella’s sacked in time To join some festive pantomime Slapstick stunts, offensive lines She’ll steal the whole damn show! ____________________ SPECIAL THANKS to our SUPER-SUPPORTIVE HOWLERS on Patreon: Alyssa Sangeeta Jacobson Memorial Foundation Andy Riches Carol Leff Cliff Hope Dave Lee David Patrao David Ryan Derrick Brown Douglas Lind Geeta & Karen Jim the Magician Grandad Lew Meredith Dicks Michael & Emily Guadagno Mike Smith Ronald Slye Simon Haslam Todd
