TVM is The Vile Maxim. Written in 2007 about the inequality and social injustice created in the last thirty years. Unsurprisingly, even after the revelations of the last few years, the few are still taking the p*ss. The break in the song includes an extract from a speech entitled 'Class War: The Attack on Working people' by Noam Chomsky (available from www.akpress.org) whom I thank for permission for the use of- Mr Chomsky borrowed the phrase "vile maxim of the masters of mankind" from Adam Smith.

TVM used to have some security that our forefathers and mothers fought centuries for swept away in the blin INVALID of an eye taught to feel that compassion is akin to a crime that its dog eat dog and the working class have been sh** on from a great height yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height twenty odd billion in bonuses to the city whilst two generations of kids have had few prospects of a steady job and cynical exploitation lowers the wage of those who have and the profits line the pockets of those who already have the cream who purr and preen as they scheme now the working class have been sh** on from a great height yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height johnny used to air his views down his local but now his rents nearly half his wage and anyway his locals now executive apartments but thats the way it was meant to be your homes your castle they said or a prison when youre skint he laughs it could be worse he could be dead or like the kids with no jobs no future can screw up your head cant afford the football but theres real life gta instead role models of pimps and dealers and entrepreneurs who think theyre judge dread and a pimps a pimp whether in the city or round the back of johnnys shed steal another slice of the pie them leeches they got street cred compassions for wimps its dog eat dog and the working class have been sh** on from a great height yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height you know you re what made this country great so they say then sh** on you anyway yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height the die was cast when she ordered boxer to be taken away put a country up for sale with no reserve a corporate ebay now johnny drinks alone whilst the kids they score but class A and the tax dodging profiteers have yet another holiday no sh** sherlock guess who has to pay and the working class have been sh** on from a great height yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height you know youre what made this country great they smirk and say then sh** on you anyway yes the working class have been sh** on from a great height Written by Chris Whitty aka 3gGene/Fezz