- Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:13 pm
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According to a book by Stuart Maconie, it was a conscious decision by the NME to "do Morrissey" after years of fawning. It was in the summer of 1992, when as said, the BNP were beginning to make waves, and the next year would win their first council seat in Tower Hamlets. Racism was on the rise, football hooligans were beginning to surface again (Malmo riots during Euro 1992), and general heightened aggression, manifest in such forms as road rage, was a cause for concern.
That said, Maurice E Smith did give them plenty of ammunition to hoist his petard. And his general conduct since largely reinforces his reputation as a full of himself twat with some very nasty attitudes.
That said, Maurice E Smith did give them plenty of ammunition to hoist his petard. And his general conduct since largely reinforces his reputation as a full of himself twat with some very nasty attitudes.
"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." - Gore Vidal.
"I proved that you're wrong. And if you're wrong, I'm right." - Aaron Eckhart.
"I proved that you're wrong. And if you're wrong, I'm right." - Aaron Eckhart.