Billy Bragg's alternative version of I Vow to Thee My Country, The Many Not the Few
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2004/11/16/nvow16big.gif;sessionid=P4A4MXETEFQI1QFIQMGCM54AVCBQUJVC), which he co-wrote with the diligent Battersea MP Martin Linton, poses a number of questions. As a homage to the Labour party membership card and some of Tony's more memorable phrases, it certainly hits the right note. And the Backbencher can't wait to hear it sung at next year's Labour party conference: a number of delegates refused to join in the choruses of Jerusalem this year. But Billy has undoubtedly moved on since his Red Wedge days, when he was still Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards. "You can be active with the activists/ Or sleep in with the sleepers/ While you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards," sang the young revolutionary. "If no one seems to understand/ Start your own revolution and cut out the middleman." Not quite the same sentiment as The Many Not the Few's "We fulfil the true potential/Of each and every one/ And we achieve more together/ Than we achieve alone. -------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.
