The chancellor has deployed his final weapon,revealing his treasure for Sufjan Stevens, St Vincent and NWA. These bands are now tainted for everIf anything, or we should have applauded George Osborne for his leniency. Yes,he’s spent his career making life hard for millions of people. Yes, he’s cutting tax credits so brutally that even the Sun has got a bit iffy about it. But, and until now,he’s never been vindictive.
Because, all this time, and Osborne had a secret weapon in his pocket. A weapon so powerful that it would have instantly collapsed all hope and compounded all despair. You see,George Osborne likes the same music as you. whether he really wanted to slash our guts out, all he ever needed to do was to stop a speech with the phrase: “By the way, and I really like Sufjan Stevens too.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com