Priti Little Britain (And You Can’t Come In)

I’m visiting Poland to speak about you, but you can’t come in
I’ll light up a building in yellow and blue, but you can’t come in

We’ll tell the world that we’re leading the world, but you can’t come in
And your criticism will go unheard, ‘cause you can’t come in

You can’t come in
No, you can’t come in
This is Priti little Britain
Such a pretty Little Britain
That immigration is forbidden
And you can’t come in

I’ll promise you my solidarity, but you can’t come in
You’d be better off in Poland or Germany, ‘cause you can’t come in

We’re being just as generous as we can, but you can’t come in
We’re expressing our love for our fellow man, but you can’t come in

You can’t come in
No, you can’t come in
This is Priti little Britain
Such a pretty Little Britain
That immigration is forbidden
And you can’t come in

I’ll set up a centre, and then lock the door, ‘cause you can’t come in
There’s a process to follow, just to make sure that you can’t come in

Don’t forget you’re a security threat, so you can’t come in
And we still haven’t housed the Afghans yet, so you can’t come in

You can’t come in
No, you can’t come in
This is Priti little Britain
Such a pretty Little Britain
That immigration is forbidden
And you can’t come in

(Yes, there is a tune. Look out for the next edition of the Protest Family Podcast to hear it.)

FarmFest 2019

The Catholic Worker Farm and Mary House provide accommodation, food, English lessons, counselling and other services for 19 destitute (without access to public funds) female asylum seekers… and their children, at no charge.”

Three generations ago, my ancestors were what would now be called refugees or asylum seekers, fleeing oppression and murder.  We now live in a time of unprecedented numbers of people doing the same thing.  Women refugees – about a third of the total in the UK – suffer particular problems and are more likely to become victims of violence, including sexual violence.  Women refugees with children are at serious risk of having their children taken into care.

The Catholic Worker Farm have to fund their essential work supporting women.  One way they do this is by holding events such as FarmFest – a four day festival across the late August Bank Holiday weekend.  We’re proud to be playing this year – on Monday 26th August, time to be confirmed.

It’s cheap as chips to get in: £35 for the whole weekend for adults, half-price for kids, free for 0-5 year olds.  That includes 33 musical acts plus comedy, FREE camping and FREE parking, if you need it.  If you’re not doing the whole weekend, you can pay £10 per day.  And yes, there’s real ale.

It’s all happening on a farm in Rickmansworth, inside the M25.  See you there?

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George of The Jungle

The story of a dragon-slaying Syrian, set to become one of England’s national heroes; it’s patron saint no less. If only he could get past the border guards at Calais.

Released as a video single on YouTube on Sunday 27th December.

It’s here.