Articles by Tommy Mackay

Robbing From The Poor

  Robbing from the poor, giving to the rich Robbing from the poor, giving to the rich Moggy , Moggy, Moggy Out out out Into that ditch Now’s the time to get up and do…


Barrattland

  Back in the Barrowlands there is a back room Full of discarded Docs and scuffed monkey boots People ringing up asking where’s my ripped trainers? I lost them in the mosh pit pogoing last…


Muriel Sparks

Recorded live at the Scottish Poetry Library by @ByLeavesWeLive She wrote lots of books and probably Her most famous is The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie But there’s lots of other stuff no-one knows She…



Wrap Party

I shall be playing songs from A Reckless History Of Scottish Poetry at this event this evening. Be there or be elsewhere. If you can’t make it, here’s one of the songs I’ll be doing:…


IMF

  Oh! What the fuck? Economically risky Likely to increase We recommend you take An early opportunity For a re-evaluation Of the policies The untargeted fiscal packages Are being closely monitored The things they say,…


Power To All Our Friends (Except Scotland)

  Keir Starmer once again extols the glorious virtues of ‘Britain, Britain, Britain’ whilst dismissing the d:reams of the Scottish people.   see also: Tony Blair’s Mortgage Advisor The Deluded English Patient


Killer Truss

  She’s only been here five minutes And her gruesome cabinet “Let them eat cake, ” she says Just like Marie Antoinette She’s fucked the economy Crucified the monarchy That is quite the graduation You…


Dead Flag

  We used to be Socialists But now we’re raving Monarchists We’ve learned to serve and scrape and bow We’ve torn the red flag into bits Now we sing God Save The King We don’t…


A Reckless History Of Scottish Poetry

A compilation of Reckless music about Scottish Poets and their work. Tracks: Haggis Bombs Sic A Parcel O Rogues (Surfin’ Bard mix) William Topaz McGonagall Louis Louis Supercalifragilisticcircumjackcencrastus A Drunk Man Looks At Throbbing Thistle…