Ode to Alastair Darling

As election day approaches, the PM is on the rack
How to be a leader? Give the Chancellor the sack.
To counteract the Tory leader’s snap election calls,
Gordon’s only plan is, to be frank, a load of Balls.

Ode to General Motors

GM is going bankrupt, which is bad news for the Yanks
After billions in bail-out funds it’s no way to say thanks
The economy’s in turmoil and the country’s on its knees
But what the hell does Britain care? It’s twenty-eight degrees!