While Britain rails against the government, the music world remains silent

When BBC 6 Music was at risk, the backlash was loud and effective. Now students and the welfare state are under fire, musicians and DJs have nothing to sayFirst they came for BBC 6 Music, and everyone who had ever looked at a guitar, never mind played one, spoke up. Then they came for affordable higher education, the maintenance allowance, 500,000 public sector jobs and the foundations of the welfare state – and the music world remained silent.The protests against the closure of BBC 6 Music ea...

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