Poppy's Message of Peace to a Troubled World.

I feel I must declare Fatherhood is making me much more chilled and egalitarian. Comrade Poppy has already made a pledge to struggle towards a glorious socialist future and is a fully paid up, cardholding, DDR party member. In a bid to steer our daughter in the direction of Post-Gorbachev capitalist reality, Lisa and I went on a big day out to the supermarket with Poppy. In order to acquiesce to her communist emotions we decided to dress her up in a Soviet stylie akin to her fledgling political leanings...;}

"There is no historical precedent to put
Words in the mouth of the president
There's no such thing as a winnable war
It's a lie we don't believe anymore
Mister Reagan says 'We will protect you'
I don't subscribe to this point of view
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
What might save us, me and you
Is if the Russians love their children too."

Sergei Prokofiev and Sting.