The UKIP Calypso Fracas

The former BBC Radio 1 disc jockey has gotten himself embroiled in the big cultural controversy of the week in Blighty, by releasing and then withdrawing a little ditty called "UKIP Calypso," that features Read promoting the far-right, anti-immigrant politics of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and its leader Nigel Farage, all in the worst faux-West Indian accent since Sting's stint with The Police. I won't post the YouTube clip because I don't want it to get any more hits than it deserves (you can find yourselves), but I wanted to alert you to what's going on across The Pond this week.

Your thoughts, gents?