The Real Actual Bulworth

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Oct 02

The Real Actual Bulworth

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The Real Actual Bulworth: white-suited anti-corruption ex-MP Martin Bell to make hip-hop record focussing on ‘dumbing down’ in the media. “The idea for the track came from Andy Lawson, creative director of Like Minds, an ideas generation company for the common good.”. Martin Bell is 64.

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Tom on 2 Oct 2006 #
Did this ever happen??? Surely not!
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pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør on 2 Oct 2006 #
what does his age matter!? that frenchwoman who lived to 121 on a diet of nothin but sossidges and cigars made a rap record about being 121! and it was grebt!! (ok i never heard it)
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Tom on 2 Oct 2006 #
Yes retroactive apologies for the rank ageism!

Less so for the Bellism.

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