An ode to 2023 in Glasgow

Glasgow Council often cries
That all is well in the city
But SANE thinks they should stop the lies
So have penned this ditty

Glasgow bears a lot, without thanks
It really affects our health
Our profits sent to Barclays Bank
We never see our wealth

We spread our suffering far and wide
Glasgow exports harm
All along the River Clyde
Are factories making arms

Out from underneath our noses
Public services cut
But we are bribed with bread and roses
To please ignore what’s shut

November, its that time again
A chance to hear from them firsthand
Their plans to sell out what remains
Of the economy they built on sand

It’s all planned out, there’s more than one
A surplus flow of strategies
Concrete plans that come undone
Gatekept, greenwashed tragedies

There’s still time to change our tune
And get Glasgow back in hand
If you’re not inSANE yet, you may be soon
Let’s make a People’s Plan

Happy Hogmanay!