Billy Bragg: Still Suitable for Miners

'Love me or hate me. It's a great read' - Billy Bragg

'You're lookin' at a livin' legend.' He said, and then fell silent for a moment. 'Y'know, that really worries me. I always thought a legend was somethin' dead.'¹

He was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party and the miners. He is Billy Bragg, the passionate protest folk singer and tireless promoter of political and humanitarian causes around the world. His life encapsulates so much about his generation: born in the late 50s, his passions forged by punk, his politics shaped by Thatcherism, his career inspired by engagement, his hope provided by the end of the Cold War, and his ideology galvanised by what he perceives as a 'post-ideological' twenty-first century. He adapts to survive: serious about compassion and accountability, he also enjoys a laugh and has never forgotten his roots.

Still Suitable for Miners is the official Billy Bragg story, tracing his life, family, and career at close range from Barking right up to the present day. This 20th anniversary edition has been updated to include the rise of Corbyn, the unfolding of Brexit, Billy's reclamation of skiffle, and his forays into Americana.