Tom Ewing | A pantomime of pop, politicians and David Cameron's iPod

The urge to snigger at politicians' pop moves is a residue of a wider idea – that the natural state of pop is one in which establishment figures don't listen to itFrom hustings ambushes to subverted ads, a British election comes with plenty of sideshows and nine-tweet wonders. Among the most reliable is the apparent misuse of pop music by politicians. It comes in three varieties: the unlikely claim to relevance; the outrageous song appropriation; and the misplaced lyric sheet. This week w...

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