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The song includes several indictments of the British policy on arms, and challenges its relative emphasis compared with social provision. It also points a telling finger at the "public" (i.e. electorate).
You want more money of course I don't mind / To buy nuclear textbooks for Atomic crimesThe song also blasts the idea of using money, that could be spent on healthcare, on weapons:
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and gunsRead more about this topic: Going Underground
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