BBC article on the news website asks "Where have all the protest songs gone?"
and continues:
"Protest used to be about singing as much as marching. But as boy band Blue promise to record an anti-war song, why does the current movement lack a rallying anthem?"

Yet earlier this month Seize The Day, who were in the shortlist for the Radio 3 World music listners award were banned and falsely accused by Radio 3 of trying to rig the vote!
Electronic voting at the Radio 3 world music audience awards website for 'Seize the Day' was suspended the day before the voting closed, without telling the band. We now know why... They deemed them to be politicising the awards, calling the entry a 'political campaign' and cynically citing 'Voting irregularities' as the reason for pulling them out!

Thay claimed the band "spammed anti war email lists" - not true, They also suggest that some anti-war websites linked directly to Radio 3's voting page and that people voting for the band didn't know or care for their music - ?? Firstly - I don't think so..Would you bother to vote for someone whose music you didn't know? Secondly - to the bands knowledge no website linked directly to the voting page on radio 3.

So - double standards anyone?!?!

more info at
 http://www.seizetheday.org