By John McCarthy

The British Red Cross has said it will not accept any proceeds from the no-longer-for-sale music single, the Ukip Calypso, which was written by former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read.

The single was taken down at Read’s behest after many complained that the lyrics contained racist themes; this rhyme in particular came under fire: “Leaders committed a cardinal sin, open the borders let them all come in, illegal immigrants in every town, stand up and be counted Blair and Brown.”

Read said he was sorry for “unintentionally causing offence” with the single which reached number two in the UK charts before it Read full story ›

Source: The Drum