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When punk took on the prime minister: the story of On Resistance Street 
When Boris Johnson claimed The Clash were one of his all-time favourite bands, a group of outraged real punk fans decided it was time to reassert punk’s radical, anti-racist, anti-fascist roots. LOUISE RAW explains
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros performing live on stage at the Fleadh 2002 Music festival, Finsbury Park, North London

“Don’t pretend to like the Clash, you lying Tory fuckbrain!”: Clash fan to Boris Johnson (X).

 

 

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