Articles by Tommy Mackay

Gie Us Some Peace

  Everybody’s talking about The government regiment, vehement management Embarrassment in Parliament Postponement entanglement Impeachment excrement Stick it up your fundament All we are saying is gie us some peace All we are saying is…


Happy Xmas (Brexit’s Not Over)

  So this is Christmas And what have you done? Not Brexit for starters Says Boris Johnson So this is Christmas And what have we done? We fucked up the country with a referendum –…


Ban It

  Ban it from the streets of London Barcelona, Santiago, Hong Kong I wonder to myself Will life ever be sane again After another general election I wonder to myself What hope for the Brexiteers…


Elected

A throwback to an old Scottish Parliament election campaign.   I’m your top prime cut of meat in Scotch pies Ah wannae be elected I like my caramel logs deep fried Ah wannae be elected…


Boos, Donald, It’s Boos

  Boos, Donald, it’s boos That’s what you are hearing We can’t hear the news For all of the jeering Even at the baseball game The crowd can’t stand you It’s boos, Donald, it’s boos…


What A State

  Everybody’s arguing about a date The 12th or 9th – is it too late? But nobody wants candidates at their door We’ve had them so many times before And every time the government wins…


Last Train To Orkney

  Take the last train to Orkney Make sure Corbyn’s at the station You can get aboard at Porty And change at Thurso station Don’t be slow Oh no no no, oh no no no…


What About London?

  What about London? Scotland is a country London is a city Parliament gettin’ dirty and gritty I been down, isn’t it a pity Rory Stewart isn’t pretty All around people lookin’ half dead Walkin’…


Zuckerberg

  As Facebook is fined £500 for data breaches in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we look back at when the senators were mighty confused about what the internet is at the Zuckerberg hearing… You say dahta,…


Get This Done

  We’re rolling off a cliff So let’s get it over quick Get this done and move on, move on We’ll be smashed and bloodied But able to carry on Eh? You give me the…