Not since John Lennon famously said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus has there been more hyperventilating about musicians saying stupid stuff.

Even in my long-since departed “yoof”, I was not inclined to take anything that a punk band said as a call to arms, or a philosophy to live one’s life by.

But it seems like the Irish language rappers Kneecap have single-handedly threatened the future of western civilisation.

C’mon, really? Their comments about the only good Tory being a dead one and kill your local MP were pretty moronic, but just the sort of nonsensical hyperbole used to get a roar from a crowd of boozed-up teenagers. It’s not exactly new territory for rock bands is it?

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