Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I looked at some British news the other day. One of the starkest statistics I have seen is that there are now significantly more food banks in the UK than there are branches of McDonalds. There are 2,000 food banks as opposed to 1,249 branches of McDonalds. This reflects how far backwards British society has gone over the past 30 years. I grew up in London and am proud to be a member of the London-Irish community. My mum and dad worked in factories all of their lives. They were not well paid but we had a national health service, free education and my parents were able to give us a decent future. That, in turn, helped me when I came home because my oldest brother was in a position to help fund my education. I am saying this because I am not going to be here tomorrow and I want to appeal to the Irish across Britain, in particular in London, to use their votes wisely tomorrow.

It so happens that today, in 1982, was the last time a band called The Jam played. I was always a big fan of The Jam whose last gig was tonight 37 years ago, which is a bit scary. Paul Weller wrote his most famous song, "Going Underground", in response to Thatcher getting into power. I will quote the lyrics because they are directly relevant today.

You choose your leaders and place your trust

As their lies wash you down and their promises rust

You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns

And the public wants what the public gets

But I don't get what this society wants

I hope with every bone in my body that British people have the common sense to reject Johnson-----