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Deacon Blue Condemn Reform Leader for Quoting Song
Reform UK leader Malcolm Offord used Deacon Blue’s 'Dignity' to promote tax cuts and hard work, while the band condemned the party’s anti-immigration stance.
- On Monday, Malcolm Offord quoted Deacon Blue's song Dignity at length, prompting the Scottish band to say they were `appalled` by his use of their lyrics.
- Appointed earlier this month by Nigel Farage, Malcolm Offord, Reform UK leader in Scotland, has quoted Dignity heavily, saying the lyrics `encapsulate the essence of Scotland` and urging work and saving.
- Speaking in Renfrewshire, Malcolm Offord, Reform UK leader in Scotland, quoted Dignity at a Renfrewshire press conference where he set out his party's immediate tax-cut plan.
- In their statement, Deacon Blue said Reform's ideology `goes against everything we believe in`, called its rhetoric `deeply depressing`, and urged voters to defeat Malcolm Offord and his party.
- Responding from Australia, Deacon Blue, fronted by political activist Ricky Ross, issued their statement while on a two-week tour.
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perspectivemedia.comOfford quoting Deacon Blue song ‘appals’ band
The Reform UK Scottish leader used the song as an analogy for his own life.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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