Hate Mail vs. Billy Bragg

30 pieces of hate mail have been delivered to residents of Billy Bragg’s neighborhood of Burton Bradstock, in Dorset. The letters demand that they kick out the activist songwriter because of his socialist principles. Bragg believes the letter to be from a British National Party supporter that disagrees with his “celebrity” lifestyle (the singer lives in a £1.5 million house with sea views) because of his left wing views; going so far as to calling him anti-british.

While residents of Bragg’s neighborhood don’t all agree with his views they do appreciate Bragg as a responsible citizen of the community.

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