ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ðˈɛnlˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi tˈoʊni blˈɛɹ jˈuːzd ðə sˈɔŋ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi kˈɑːnfɹəns wɪðˌaʊt kˈʊks pɚmˈɪʃən, dʒˈʌst wˈʌn jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ.
In 2004, then-Leader of the Labour Party Tony Blair used the song during a Labour Party conference without Cook's permission, just one year after the start of the Iraq War.