Monkeys evolve ... into Britain's greatest band

Brixton Academy, London SW9There's a simple test for determining cultural phenomena in this country. It goes like this: has a high-ranking politician made a glib reference to it? If so, consider phenomenon status stamped and sealed. Last week it was the turn of TV series The Wire when shadow home secretary Chris Grayling imprudently likened "broken Britain" to the mean streets of Baltimore. Cast your mind back to 2006 and you'll recall the then-chancellor professing to like a certain Sheffield b...

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