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Bowie uses BRITs speech to ask Scotland to stay in the UK

By | Published on Thursday 20 February 2014

David Bowie

And you thought Chumbawumba throwing a bucket of ice over John Prescott was as political as the BRITs could ever get. No, last night Lord High Commissioner Of Pop David Bowie used his acceptance speech – read out for the absent Best British Male by that Kate Moss – to enter the increasingly headline-grabbing Scottish independence debate.

Bowie’s message initially noted that Moss was wearing one of his old costumes, and it rambled on thus: “In Japanese myths the rabbits on my old costume that Kate is wearing live on the moon. Kate is from Venus and I am from Mars. I am completely delighted to have won the BRIT for being the best male, but I am, aren’t I Kate? [Moss mouthed “yes”]. I think it’s a great way to end the day. Thank you very, very much”.

As a parting line, Moss slurred on Bowie’s behalf: “And Scotland, stay with us”. And you know, not wishing to deny the Scots their democratic right to decide their own constitutional future based on a balanced consideration of social, economic and other political issues, but Bowie has spoken, and in some countries that would be sufficient.



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