All the arguments about the Economy,
About tax and spend, about fairness,
Or even about the need for “Change”
- All these will vanish IF, or WHEN
The War in Europe spreads.
Will we rise to Article Five
Of Nato, If Estonia or Latvia
Is attacked by Putin’s war machine?
Do we have a Chamberlain in charge -
Let alone a Winston Churchill?
All our present and likely future leaders
Have their ostrich heads buried
In the sand. War today is only
For the UKRAINE, or for GAZA,
Or perhaps for CHINA and TAIWAN.
War trumps Politics,
War eliminates Prosperity,
War means tightening belts,
And the young and brave in uniform,
WAR is not far over our horizon.
Do you think we are ready?
Our Army is down to a mere
Seventy-two thousand men.
Our carriers do not work.
Our planes may be fast, but very few.