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Andy Partridge

Andy Partridge is the disobedient child of the music industry. He smiled during the punk movement. He won't tour. He rarely grants interviews. He cries over chord progressions. He hates stardom and the limelight, and spits them out like warm beer. Though he finds his home town of Swindon, England, a continual affront to his sensibilities — he swears he's a prisoner there — it's where he leads his fairly normal life. From this steady post, he's been cranking out 20 years' worth of sparkling pop. -- Rifff, June 1997

Andy Partridge's suggestions for a BETTER WORLD

(July 25, 2013)

1. No religion
2. All money out of politics
3. Leave other peoples countries alone
4. Teach children to question everything
5. Stop all religious/class segregated schools
6. Bring back manners
7. One car per family
8. Two children limit policy
9. Organic only produce
10. No death penalty
11. Politicians are selected at random like jury service for one year only
12. No private gun ownership
13. Legalise ALL drugs
14. All restricted to two flights per year
15. Banks cannot gamble
16. Nationalise all rail energy, water, healthcare
17. All armed forces for defence only
18. All architecture adhere to GOLDEN MEAN
19. All prisoners will work for community
20. Everything you ingest will list ALL ingredients
21. Wave/solar power made success
22. A garden is compulsory
23. The votes of all are counted{on paper}no fudging representation
24. ALL pay taxes
25. Speed limit 30
26. Western food consumption halved
27. All kids read and write before school
28. Peoples court for every 100 houses
29. Food will not travel farther than 50 miles
30. Gay marriage is good, why not
31. ALL business profit transparent to all
32. Criminals{or families} will pay for all damage
33. Graffitists will have same image sprayed in their house
34. Sexes pay equal
35. No boss will earn more than 10 times as much as lowest paid employee
36. Royalty must be self funding and powerless

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