Friday 17 April 2020

Badge of honour


Badge of honour

Hancock’s announced a badge has been made
For those who for years have been underpaid
Taken for granted treated like crap
Living on the edge in a poverty trap
These days for nurses everyone cheers
Three years ago there were jeers and sneers
And NHS workers were seen by many
As not worth a rise not even a penny
Junior doctors by government powers  
Were forced into working impossible hours
And if they threatened to go on strike
They were smeared by press and public alike
The public who wouldn’t or couldn’t see
Else why is there now a majority
Of the very same who three years ago
Told public services where to go
When skint and all but on their knees
They asked for an end to years of pay freeze?
But back to the badge well aint that sweet?
Or in the words of someone’s tweet
“This is not the thick of it secretary
This is life and death get PPE”
Well-meaning gestures are well and good
But it needs to be fully understood
That this government was til recently
Slashing and cutting recklessly
And as a result they closed down
Services in every city and town
Cos it seems to me unless I’m nuts
The reason for closures is government cuts
And till I see more evidence of sharing
To me the only badge worth wearing
Is the one that’s still on my coat today
Showing support for the BMA

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