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The Lollipop Lady's Lament
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Of course, once the young and upwardly mobile move in the local school will close and the Lollipop lady loses her job.
political fight callous queen caroline estate labour tory council dispossession
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This is a page dedicated to the fight against the plans to demolish the Queen Caroline Estate in Hammersmith London.
This is a page dedicated to the fight to save the Queen Caroline Estate in Hammersmith, London from demolition. In short, the council want to demolish the estate and re-develop the site with possible relocation for current residents to another part of London. See here for the full story - Although this cycle of songs was inspired by the QC fight it equally applies to the disenfranchised, dispossessed and powerless across the world. Each song is written from the point of view of those involved in the struggle or simply affected by the proposals in whatever way. There are (or will be) songs for The organisers of the protest group The politicians from all sides The developers who will build luxury flats after the estate is demolished The buyers of those flats The demolition men The shopkeeper The Lollipop lady The residents who want to go The residents who don't The newspaper reporters
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Peak #37
Peak in subgenre #10
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Marris/Langford
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Marris/Langford
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November 27, 2011
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Lollipop lady on her last day Adding up what they took away No more little runny noses No more Christmas Cadbury’s Roses 40 years on this one street 40 years on those two feet And she would welcome pension day If it hadn’t come this way They empty streets with planning laws Gated parking for 4x4s Little princes strapped inside Why walk though life when you can ride She knows it’s only money moving she shouldn’t take it personally But she doesn't know what is improving Concrete's all she sees The flats will sell to bright young things They don't know what ambition brings An ulcer here, a breakdown there A bankruptcy and falling shares They'll try to make the place so cool They'll shut the shops and close the schools There's lots to take and none to give That's not the way she wants to live A tired old woman who doesn't like change Now all she says she gets is pain And thinks it might be for the best And she'll hang up her orange vest A bunch of flowers, medium sized She knows when she's been patronised Turns her back on concrete grey Crosses the road and walks away
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