23 NOVEMBER 1974, Page 5

Lobby Lyrics - 2

The House of Lords, the other day, Discussed, in their unruffled way, A Bill designed to nationalise All makers of hand-knitted ties.

Lord Earnest, for the Tory peers, Arose, midst Opposition cheers,

And reaffirmed his party's views

That people should be free to choose, Regardless of their race or sex, Just what to wear around their necks. Lord Brash, the Labour spokesman, then Declared it wrong that wealthy men, Because they had the cash, could buy

A rather better class of tie.

The Liberals made it very clear They didn't know and didn't care And so they went off home to dinner; It didn't make the House much thinner. Ogilvy Lane