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Bob Vylan's vile anti-British rants - cheered on by the smug, middle-class Glastonbury wokerati - have brought the true ideology of the far Left into the open: CHARLIE DOWNES

Bob Vylan's vile anti-British rants - cheered on by the smug, middle-class Glastonbury wokerati - have brought the true ideology of the far Left into the open: CHARLIE DOWNES

Daily Mail​2 days ago
By now, you will certainly have heard of Pascal Robinson-Foster, although you might know him better by his stage name, Bobby Vylan.
A punk singer and political extremist who despises Britain, Robinson-Foster made headlines around the world last weekend when he called for 'death to the IDF' (Israeli Defence Forces) while performing at Glastonbury.
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