Music and politics have never mixed… until now
Looking for a job? Able to communicate well, have good IT skills – and er, know your Elastica from your Elbow? Then we might have the job for you. Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow is recruiting a parliamentary assistant and apart from the obvious requirements such as the ‘ability to prioritise tasks’ and ‘work as part of a team’, Creasy has said that applicants would benefit from a ‘knowledge of mid- and late-90s indie music’. Interestingly, in the list of job requirements, that ‘skill’ comes above being ‘sympathetic with the aims and principles of the Labour Party.’ But presumably, a familiarity with the words to Pulp’s Common People should see you through that hurdle. Rebecca Taylor
It made us think: what songs might be on our politicians playlists?
The Chancellor, George Osborne
Eton Rifles -The Jam
Taxman -The Beatles
Money Money, Money – Abba
Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
Opportunities (Lets Make Lots of Money) – The Pet Shop Boys
Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband
One Love – Bob Marley
Waiting for the Miracle – Leonard Cohen
Big Brother – David Bowie
Dream On – Aerosmith
Ordinary Man – Christy Moore
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg
Regret – New Order
I Should Have Known Better – Yo La Tengo
Failure – Laura Marling
Everybody’s Makin’ It Big But Me – Dr Hook
Loser – Iggy Pop
