Relic

They’ve finally managed it
I heard it on the radio on my way
they’ve done with it altogether
it was just a minor irritant they found
(whatever was left of it, that is)
so they took it right out of the system
the decision was taken at the highest levels
the government machinery, everyone  agrees,
should work so much better now,
with this relic of bygone days,
this leftover honesty
completely gone