BILLY BRAGG The Progressive Patriot (2006 UK 6" x 9" 296-page hardback book, written by the Bard Of Barking largely in response to the events of May 2006, when the BNP won 12 seats on Barking & Dagenham council [which itself was seen as a reaction to the terrorist attacks on 7th July 2005]; reflecting on his family history and revisting the music that inspired him, Billy pits his own values against those of traditional Britishness in a search for a sense of belonging that isaccessible to all; this copy has been clearly AUTOGRAPHED by Billy, and includes 8 pages of photos)