1977: the Queen's punk jubilee

In 1977, the punk movement collided with the Queen's silver jubilee, and the Sex Pistols chose to mark the event with a provocative boat trip on the Thames. As another royal jubilee beckons, some who were there tell us about those heady daysFor the Sex Pistols, the Queen's silver jubilee was a right royal gift. John Lydon had recognised the possibilities of exploiting the event the previous autumn when he started to write "No Future", later retitled "God Save the Queen" by manager Malcolm McLare...

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