I think this is a song about class distinction in modern Britain and how the divide is getting greater in this current economic climate and as a result this is one of the catalysts that sparked the August 2011 riots.
There are a number of Stereotypes in society, the hoody with a knife, the rich boy politician, they are both out of touch with each other. There is a class divide and I think the song is saying that even though the government think they are helping society or at least appear to be, young ones are bored and no one cares about them, shown in the line “Who closed down the community centre?, I kill time there used to be a member.
I think this is a song about class distinction in modern Britain and how the divide is getting greater in this current economic climate and as a result this is one of the catalysts that sparked the August 2011 riots. There are a number of Stereotypes in society, the hoody with a knife, the rich boy politician, they are both out of touch with each other. There is a class divide and I think the song is saying that even though the government think they are helping society or at least appear to be, young ones are bored and no one cares about them, shown in the line “Who closed down the community centre?, I kill time there used to be a member.