Performed by Elvis McGonagall at the Gilded Balloon press launch at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009.
We asked Elvis to tell us a bit more about his poem. This is what he said:
"The poem was written around the time Cameron was elected Tory leader and had made a speech to the party conference that the media were wetting themselves over. I think he said "Change, optimism, hope" in an interview. I just thought - oh for f**k's sake I've heard all this before. Empty soundbites in classical tricola.
I still use it in my live sets - people seem to find it funny.
As for writing topical stuff - well I guess it's better than venting one's spleen via a bottle of gin and a blunderbuss aimed at the purveyors of cant and hypocrisy."
