I was thinking about the latest UK Uncut targets, and read the call for action at www.ukuncut.org.uk/targets/banks. And decided to turn it into something that could be performed during a bail-in. Angry, poetry too, I hope.

The bankers Are gamblers Who took us for a ride. “We’re too big to fail So bail Us out”, they cried. WE bailed them out with taxpayers money Billions of pounds After THEY had run the global economy Into the ground. They gambled recklessly with our money. They lost. And two years later they couldn’t give a toss. Another million Another trillion What do we get? More people in poverty More people in debt. Time to switch From a system that serves the super-rich. No contrition, just big bonuses No regulation, just more excesses Just a coalition which acquiesces And bails-out the bankers. Bloodsuckers, cankerous And a cabinet of millionaires Who have no cares For the rest of us. They’ve just allowed the bankers’ bonuses Which should instead Be spent To prevent Cuts in public spending That will hit education, health, housing, Libraries, woodland, The poor, the sick. It’s just a bloody con trick. And this is how it goes We’re given this propaganda, a lecture That the crisis was caused by a bloated public sector. That we binged our money on luxuries Like healthcare and free education and council services For the elderly, for people with disabilities, For school sports, free school meals and children’s services And now the country’s bankrupt it’s our fault! So … prepare for the assault But don’t believe the lies. It’s just a guise To privatise The welfare state. To appease the circling money men Again And again. But as the cuts in public spending start to bite We’re not all in this together. We’ll fight To ensure that bankers take responsibility For the austerity That as we’ve stated THEY created. We’ll have our say No ifs, no buts The banks must pay Say ‘NO’ to cuts. As UKuncut is unveiling The Big Society Bail-In