Hit the Road, Jack.
The General election campaign has barely started, but I think we already know which will be the funkiest campaign song of 2005 (via bloggerheads).
Yeah, shouts-out to Blackburn from the rest of the country!
We’re hopin’ the people in that fine constituency
Can see the new world order ain’t no good for humanity.
So now we’re hopin’ you’re gonna vote in the one and only Craig Murray”
Actually, it’s tempting to transcribe the whole song, since the lyrics are so great, but it’s probably better if you just listen to it.
Craig Murray was Britain’s ambassador to Uzbekistan, before speaking out against MI6 receiving flawed Uzbeckistani intelligence obtained by torture. Jack Straw first assured him that he lost sleep over the issue, then told him to shut up and, when he didn’t, found a reason to sack him. Murray is now standing against Straw in his Blackburn constituency.