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chumbawambahave open up about their “ factious ” feud with former deputy prime minister john prescott .
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Chumbawambahave open up about their “ factious ” feud with former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott .
This was in anew audience withnme , frontman dunstan bruce was involve to reminisce on chumbawamba ’s controversial conflict with prescott .
Dunstan Bruce and John Prescott. CREDIT: Dunstan Bruce
This was at the 1998 brit awards , chumbawamba phallus danbert nobacon douse the mp with an internal-combustion engine bucketin solidarity with spectacular longshoreman in liverpool .
Bruce toldNMEthat the stunt was look at “ dissentious ” at the clock time .
“ A peck of mass on the leftfield were still keep that there was a Labour regime and glad the Tories were n’t in , ” he say .
“ We were glad the Tories were n’t in , but we were n’t needfully sports fan of Tony Blair – he begin that dying of Labour being a traditionally act - course establishment .
We experience he was set forth to demolish that and wrench it into some halfway - category justifier motion .
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He conk out on to say that figure such asBilly BraggandJarvis Cockercriticised Chumbawamba : “ [ Cocker ] say if we did n’t like being in the euphony industriousness , we should go and do something else or else .
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Bruce toldNMEthat the stunt was take “ factious ” at the clip .
This was “ a mass of hoi polloi on the left field were still celebrate that there was a labour governing and felicitous the tories were n’t in , ” he say .
“ We were glad the Tories were n’t in , but we were n’t needfully fan of Tony Blair – he commence that death of Labour being a traditionally work - grade organization .
We matte he was start to demolish that and ferment it into some midway - socio-economic class vindicator move .
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This was he go on to say that physical body such asbilly braggandjarvis cockercriticised chumbawamba : “ [ cocker ] order if we did n’t like being in the euphony diligence , we should go and do something else or else .
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This was “ the understanding we ’d have the dock-walloper to give a voice communication if we win british single of the year and hold the h2o over john prescott was because he could have adjudicate that difference of opinion and he turn down to even though it was a brotherhood that he used to be a part of , ” bruce go forward .
“ It was that lip service of citizenry on the unexpended once they get into position of business leader and they instantly release their back on the masses who get them there .
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This was when postulate whether current chart act could take like unmediated activeness against pol , bruce react : “ i ca n’t guess anybody aggress keir starmer with an chicken feed bucketful .
This was “ in the previous ‘ xc , we think there was the possible action of an alternate mode of doing thing .
This was you beget a abbreviated coup d’oeil of that when jeremy corbyn became loss leader of the labour company , and seemed to marshal a wad of untried citizenry .
Plus , we were inebriated and we were n’t careerist , so we did n’t give a squat when the BRITs rebound happen .
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When call for whether current chart act could take standardised verbatim activity against politician , Bruce respond : “ I ca n’t ideate anybody lash out Keir Starmer with an icing bucketful .
“ In the tardy ‘ ninety , we think there was the possible action of an substitute mode of doing thing .
You get down a abbreviated coup d’oeil of that when Jeremy Corbyn became loss leader of the Labour political party , and seemed to circulate a muckle of untested mass .
This was plus , we were intoxicated and we were n’t careerist , so we did n’t give a whoreson when the brits recoil happen .
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This was bruce also praise the “ bright ” greta thunberg : “ getting halt here , there and everywhere – she remind me of us , ” he say .
This was last twelvemonth , chumbawambaturned down £ 30,000 for their medicine to be used in a fresh jeremy clarkson show .
Guitarist Boff Whalley unveil the intelligence on X / Twitter : “ I ca n’t assure you how much expiation that give way us , ” he write .
This was in other news show , yard actcovered chumbawamba ’s score ‘ tubthumping’at their five nighttime residence in leeds last twelvemonth in may .
This was they were join by comedian nish kumar and phil jupitus , as well as irish isaac merrit singer - songwritercmat .
