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I think if you’re going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can’t just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.

Billy Bragg

Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away. If you stick around, I’m sure we can find some common ground.
BILLY BRAGG

Common Gay Ground Sticks
It’s like being stung by a bee and going out and smashing up a beehive, and thinking you’ve solved the problem. There are more beehives out there; more bees will come. But they’re bees. They’re not grizzly bears.
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Bee Problem Smashing Solved Think Unspeakables
Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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Accountability Freedom Paradox Seem
I’m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I’m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that’s because they’ve moved, not me.
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Away Batting Party Stills Used
What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.
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Argument Consumers Corporations
A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.
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Dancing Politics Sleep
Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.
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Ago Dismissed Long Part Political Problem Songwriter
I’m just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society’s aspirations, politically.
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Aspiration Better Just Saying Need Party Politician
I enjoyed so much working with the guys from Wilco, and riffing off of them, and having someone come up to me with ideas, because normally in the studio it’s me who has to come up with all the ideas.
BILLY BRAGG

Come Guy Idea Ideas Riffing Studio
You can have an argument with someone who’s a sceptic. When I say ‘cynic’, I mean someone who has given up, and they want you to give up too, so it makes them feel better about themselves.
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Feel Makem Sceptic Someone Themselves
You have to believe that if the majority of people had their way, they would make a society that would be fair for everyone. If you don’t believe that, and if you think that the glass is always half empty, then you’re never going to have that sensibility.
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Believe Empty Everyone Glass Sensibility Standard
What happened on September 11 wasn’t the first act of war, it was the most unspeakable act of murder and terrorism. But it was construed by a very small group of people – there is no army out there in the dark waiting to take over America.
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Army Dark Unspeakable War
You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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Downloads Experience Feelin
At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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Education Free Important Powerful
Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it’s tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we’re no longer a great power.
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Caring Country Long
I’d like to think that in a generation or two we’ll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.
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People Thinking Voting

I think if you’re going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can’t just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.

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I think if you’re going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can’t just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.

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