Help get 'Andrew Lansley Rap' to No1 (04/04/11)

A rap song and video about the changes to the NHS is proving a massive hit on the internet - and now there's a campaign to get the track to No1 in the UK charts.

Loughborough binman Sean Donnelly, who is also known as MC Nxt Gen, penned the track, Andrew Lansley Rap in response to the government's planned changes to the NHS.

The recording, which was funded by UNISON, has so far had almost 250,000 hits and includes the lyrics: "The NHS is not for sale!"

Mr Donnelly told the BBC: "I've never been political at all, I don't know much about politics, but I just went on the internet and researched it.

"I didn't want it to be about me, I just thought I'd do something to help."

General secretary Dave Prentis said: "When Sean came to UNISON with his idea for a rap against the Health and Social Care Bill, we jumped at the chance.

"We want to use every means available to let people know about the damage it will cause to the NHS, and social media is how young people communicate today.

"Never in our wildest dreams did we think it would take off so hugely."

You can watch the video here (Warning: explicit language).

And find out more about the campaign to get the Andrew Lansley Rap to No1, click here.

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Mr Prentis added: "There is a huge amount of doubt creeping in from all political parties about whether this Bill should go ahead. Lansley, however, seems determined to ignore widespread criticism.

"If the Bill goes through it will be a prescription for privatisation and the destruction of the NHS."

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