I thought long and hard about it. I strongly believe politics has a place in music - a person's core beliefs shape what they write. Eventually I decided that if an act I love the music of was photographed with a centre/left wing politician, then I wouldn't think twice about it. And, it's not like Molly Hatchet members wouldn't be gun-owning Republicans, so I wasn't surprised. Most importantly, if we reject anything or anyone based on their public politics it's as bad as any other 'ism. We should be talking and singing together - that way lies understanding.

I saw a Tony Benn gig once! He did a thing with Roy Bailey where Tony would talk about an aspect of political history then Roy would sing a related song. 'Writing on the Wall' - no t-shirts but there is a CD.