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Song about being the best. It even has the line ‘Don’t disconnect me I’m part of a winning team’.

Short catchy limerick

I used to think Vanilla Ice was a Prick, but standing between Jedward he looks like he knows his stuff. Them 2 were just prancing around doing fuck all last night. They remind me of thunderbirds puppets.

A little ditty in which I try, to how the Bill leaves us high and dry.

After considering the potential impact of Mandelson’s Bill on someone like me (who gives little thought to how secure his internet connection is), I wrote this song and performed it with some like-minded friends. My thanks to Ruth, Sarah, Dave and Owain for their help!

A play on the words of La Roux In for the Kill song.

I wrote a poem to appeal to Mandelson that he should learn the lessons of the past – the public of today are like the barons of yesteryear – he should listen to their voice.

Peter Mandelson realises the consequences of his actions.
Imagine there’s no broadband
How backward would that be?
No files downloaded
For fear of P-2-P
Imagine all the hackers
Fishing with a P
You may say that I’m a vampire
‘Cos I wasnt listening
I know now that guilty would
Be confused with innocent

By Charles Dunstone, featured today as the Daily Mail’s Monday View.
 
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