Cuts

The public are experiencing service cuts
Cuts are a fact, no ifs and no buts
'More money is going in' the government say
This is an argument that won't go away
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Sebastian stood steadfast outside the boarded up library each morn, with his placard, 'Honk if you want your books back'.
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Many too many elves
Those elves couldn't keep
Themselves to themselves
Santa made some cuts
Careful on Christmas Morn
What Santa's left you
Especially if salty nuts

No John! measure twice cut once doesn’t mean you take an average.
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No surface scars for them to see
how much his cuts were hurting me.
Though disengaged and oddly shy,
no teachers ever wondered why.

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‘I heard the Prime Minister say austerity is over. Does this mean we can have steak again Sandra?’
‘You’re such a chancer Tom, any excuse to think about your stomach.’
‘Is that a yes then?’
‘It depends what ‘cuts’ the butcher has!’
‘Ugh, I thought I did the dad jokes.’
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