LABOUR
was chiselled
out of the mines
then
SANDED DOWN
by consultants
HAMMERED
into electability
FORGED
in fear of the tabloids
THAT is the
TRADITION
I hold my nose for
Sharon
LABOUR
was focus-grouped
out of the suburbs
HAMMERED
into three-word slogans
FORGED
in donor dinners
POLISHED
for the Sunday shows
THAT is the
TRADITION
I reluctantly canvass for