The Masses Against The Classes Lyrics

Lyric discussion by my nothing 

Cover art for The Masses Against The Classes lyrics by Manic Street Preachers

Who is that at the start? Nixon, Reagan, Bush? Someone else even? It was William Gladstone who first said "All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes." And aswell as the obvious meaning of the song's title, it also is partially about the critics who wrote the Manics off after Richey's dissapearance and esscentially said they'd never do a great rock and roll song like say, Faster ever again. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!