Pow!: anthem for kettled youth

Lethal Bizzle's Pow! (Forward) was the unofficial song of the recent student protests. Dan Hancox charts how it went from grime-scene scapegoat to righteous rallying cryIt was 9 December 2010, the day the tuition fees bill was passed by the House of Commons. By the Whitehall entrance to Parliament Square, young people were still clashing with riot police, trying to force their way out of the kettle. Outside the Treasury building, a mobile sound system – no more than a speaker in a trolley – ...

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