This makes me happy.
I'm actually a light-weight capitalist... but I do truly genuinely enjoy Billy Bragg and have followed his music, which verges on genius in places, for decades.
And today, at about 4pm he's going to give a speech in the Bank of England
I cant begin to tell you how happy that thought makes me.
He was on Radio4 this morning, and as ever, stood his ground brilliantly. He calls for accountability, and (sadly in my eyes) even more regulation, but .. he does it for good intent I believe.
Not sure who I wish more luck too... the heart of our financial structure, who are letting in a very powerful character to lecture them... or Billy, who is walking into, I hope, a bloody hard fight.
It makes me smile though... 2018 is a weird year and this makes it weirder!