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Guffaw. I think that's what's called a spoof. What it says on the can - 'unreliable'. For the record, the prosecco commie preaches the socialist manifesto from his country estate in Dorset and climate change, carbon footprints yadda yadda from one of his SUVs.

Btw, tell me you don't get funding.

stacey-lyn Wrote:

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For the

> record, the prosecco commie preaches the socialist

> manifesto from his country estate in Dorset


xxxxxx


That's somewhat unfair.


Billy Bragg has a largeish house overlooking the sea at Burton Bradstock, a nice beach in Dorset, but it's hardly a "country estate". He must have made quite a bit from his music, so good luck to him.


He gives his time free to things like Hope Not Hate's successful efforts to oust the BNP from Barking and Dagenham. He also gave a free concert to the people who were leafleting there before the council elections a year or so back. I know, because I was one of them.


What do you think he should do, give away all the money he has earned and live on the streets?

Sue Wrote:

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> stacey-lyn Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> For the

> > record, the prosecco commie preaches the

> socialist

> > manifesto from his country estate in Dorset

>

> xxxxxx

>

> That's somewhat unfair.

>

> Billy Bragg has a largeish house overlooking the

> sea at Burton Bradstock, a nice beach in Dorset,


> but it's hardly a "country estate".


http://i40.tinypic.com/t0jkh0.jpg Call this what you like.





He must have

> made quite a bit from his music, so good luck to

> him.

>

> He gives his time free to things like Hope Not

> Hate's successful efforts to oust the BNP from

> Barking and Dagenham. He also gave a free concert

> to the people who were leafleting there before the

> council elections a year or so back. I know,

> because I was one of them.

>

> What do you think he should do, give away all the

> money he has earned and live on the streets?


Surely, you know what I meant. That's just silly. I expected better from you Sue. . .

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