Hi CB,
What are your memories of the Red Wedge movement that Madness were significantly involved in during the 1980’s? Are you proud of being involved in it or (like Paul Weller) did it just make you dissilusioned about politics? My own personal opinion is that all of you deserve respect for at least standing up for great swathes of Society that Mrs T seemed intent to crush.At the end of the day somebody had to and you guys were as good as anybody!
Cheers
Herb

Dear Herb
At the time I looked on it as a way of making kids more politically aware. It was obviously very left wing, with a name like that. We were the less serious ones and we had a great time, it was quite well intentioned. I remember having a few drinks with Ken Livingstone and I was trying to scam some money out of him as the GLC was on the way out .I was always a Labour supporter but in recent years they have lost my vote which is now Green.
CB