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I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren’t very political, at all.

Billy Bragg

I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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Beer Celebrating Love Tattoo
All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.
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Confrontation Height Made Political
The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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Aspiration Key Proportional Representation Society Sort
I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
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Racism Racist Rocks
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
Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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Achieve Bread Politics
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.
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Come Guy Idea Ideas Riffing Studio
Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn’t be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.
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Images International States Thinking Today World
You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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Downloads Experience Feelin
It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street – which Im also in favour of.
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Dirty Favour More Powerful Shining
If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they’re much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they’re about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.
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Interesting Song Thinking
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
Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I’m not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing.
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Better Feel Giving Mean Scepticism Up
If we accuse Trump of being a liar, he won’t just say ‘I never said that’ or just ignore it and go on to the next thing.
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Accuse Liars never Saidm Ignore
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
That’s what I’m about — getting engaged. Too many people don’t wade in the mud with the politicians.
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Mud People Politician Wade

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