GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27470, 2 October 1954, Page 6

GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

[By WHIM WHAM) Public Interest in politics to pwWw lower than at any time since IMk « the weekly journal, the “Economistcommenting on the annual conference! d {be , British Labour and Conserve Parties. . .—News item. Come all you dumb, you apaihitt Jokers. And shamble down the Road to your Votes— Labour and National, Smokers ani| Non-smokers— A pencil Mark divides the Sheep arii Goats (Oris it just the Weasels and tlrt; Stoats?) ! it’s British, it’s the Fashion, Pohtics devoid of Passion, No Battle royal for fateful Gain or Loss. *^ us^ s^an di n S by to see who wins thi Toss. The Parties wear the usual Labels, And All are honourable GenUe-nJ® : . The Thought that Some are Cains and Some are Abels beems an old-fashioned One somehow —and then. There’s not much Difference in Nine; out of Ten. Or am I somehow blind m2 ? ome vital Clash behind, •that may sweep us off our Feet, « (worst of Fates) Tinned Truffles and Dutch Noodles on our Plates? In T.A.8.-land, mindful of our Morals One tribal Tapu ties us tight Brothers: We Few, we happy Few, who know no Quarrels, . None of the sordid Factiousness Pi Others: One cosy dozey frowsy Blanh«> smothers Nurse Holland’s chubby Brood, d there’s Drink, and ample *Vhy, for all the party Principles that float about, A Joker can’t see What there is 10 vote about. All this Campaigning, the Expense, th® Trouble, For governing a mere Two Million Souls, When Beebe, by himself, could Double, Assisted by a few Plain-ck^M 8 Patrols—a SP ecia l Squad (one hopes) • r Tear-g3s and Telescopes For the Little Ones! Why can’t cut the Fuss? Come on. Sid., come on, Walter—W| tell US