The Mp and the Gardener

The MP and the Gardener She works for an M.P. who claims expenses Gardener cuts grass, digs ponds and mends fences The MP gets much more than he really needs The gardener digs a hole lovingly plants seeds The MP self isolates in a multi bed house The gardener is starving living hand to mouth The MP’s are saying we’re in it together The gardener’s skint at the end of his tether MP gets ten grand for laptops to work at home The gardener starving so he takes a bank loan Promises, promises were giving you a grant You won’t actually get it, but it’s pointless to rant Now if your self-employed we’ll promise more But the money never leaves, the chancellor’s door The MP eats steak and sips a glass of champagne The gardener’s family’s cracking under the strain The MP’s secretary. forced to use a laptop's screen The gardener loses his house, but the grass is green David Cox 22/04/20