Eton rifles at Blackrock DART station
Back in the 1970s I fancied myself as a political radical. Certain pop groups had a particular cachet about them for any self-respecting member of the Left; amongst them was The Jam, a group whose songs were often explicit in their politics.Songs by The Jam remain in my memory, one of them being Eton Rifles. I never fully understood the lyrics until Saturday.
The first two stanzas read,
Sup up your beer and collect your fags,
There’s a row going on down near Slough,
Get out your mat and pray …