There were signs of the problem wherever you looked:
the doctors had no medicines, the schools had no books,
the hospitals were closed and the roads all had holes,
and instead of roast beef the people ate moles.
Anya and the Magic iPad is a long poem (1,000 lines) for children five years and up on the theme of regressive fiscal policy and the role of digital technology in opposing the authoritarian tendency.
The poem is available as an e-book for Amazon Kindle (price £0.99 / $1.46).
To buy, click on either Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com (for USA).