Garry Bushell (born May 13, 1955 in Woolwich, South East London) is a newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter and author. Bushell also runs his own business,^{[citation needed]} plays in the Oi! band The Gonads, and manages the New York City punk band Maninblack. He is a life-long fan of Charlton Athletic F.C..Bushell has often courted controversy because of his politically incorrect writing and verbal style. is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... South East London is an area of London, England. ... For other uses, see Column (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

Early career

Son of a fireman, Bushell attended Charlton Manor school and Colfe's School (which was then a grammar school). He worked for Shell as a messenger, and then the London Fire Brigade before attending the North East London Polytechnic and the London College of Printing. Bushell was an amateur boxer, and he was a musician before becoming a full-time journalist. He first performed at secondary school in the group Pink Tent, which was heavily influenced by Monty Python. They wrote songs and comedy sketches; performing at parties and at each other's houses. Bushell was involved in The National Union of School Students and The Schools Action Union, a socialist organisation that had a strong situationist streak that led them to mix schoolboy hijinks with student activism. Around this time, Bushell was regularly confronted by members of the British Movement, who called him a communist. He was attacked and hospitalized by neo-Nazis in 1981.^{[citation needed]} The National Front magazine Bulldog denounced him as "a race traitor" and published his home address. Logo of Colfes School Colfe’s is a co-educational independent day school in Lee, London. ... For the oil company, see Royal Dutch-Shell. ... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... London College of Communication The London College of Communication (formerly the London College of Printing) is one of the five constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community[1] for the purposes of increasing social and economic equality and cooperation. ... The Situationist International (SI) was a small group of international political and artistic agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the early 20th century European artistic and political avant-gardes. ... Students occupying Sheffield town hall over the introduction of higher education fees Student activism is work done by students to effect political, environmental, economic, or social change. ... The British Movement was a British neo-Nazi group. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front) is a British far right political party whose major political activities were during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Pink Tent evolved into The Gonads, an Oi! and punk pathetique band that has continued to perform in the 2000s.^[1] Many of their songs are comical party tunes, but they have occasionally written more serious material. Two examples of their songs that include social commentary are "Dying for a Pint" (which comments on nightclub bouncer brutality) and "Jobs Not Jails" (a critique of the Margaret Thatcher government's policies). One of their humorous songs was "I Lost My Love To A UK Sub", which is about the allegedly huge libido of UK Subs singer Charlie Harper. The Gonads have also played punk rock versions of old music hall numbers such as Gus Elen's "Half A Pint Of Ale." Other Bushell musical projects have included the bands Prole, Orgasm Guerrillas, and Lord Waistrel & The Cosh Boys. Prole were a self-defined socialist punk band that also included Steve Kent, the original guitarist of the Oi! band The Business. Bushell also managed The Blood and Cockney Rejects, getting them their EMI deal. He also discovered Twisted Sister and got them signed in the UK to Secret Records.^[2] Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. ... Punk Pathetique is a sub-variant of Punk Rock termed by Garry Bushell. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... A doorman (more commonly referred to as a bouncer) is a term for a person who deals with the general security of a bar, pub or nightclub. ... Brutality is a US death metal band. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and to date only woman to hold either post. ... For other uses, see Libido (disambiguation). ... The UK Subs are an English punk band, the mainstay of which is vocalist Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez, 25 April 1944), originally a singer in Britains R & B scene. ... You may have been looking for the Two and a Half Men character. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... The Business is a UK based Oi! band formed in the late 1970s. ... Cover of The Bloods False Gestures for a Devious Public The Blood are a London-based punk rock band, formed in 1982. ... The Cockney Rejects are an Oi! punk band which formed in the East End of London in 1979. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Twisted Sister is an American hard rock band from New York City. ...

Journalism and book writing

In the mid-1970s, at the age of 18, Bushell became an active member of the International Socialists, writing for the left wing newspaper Socialist Worker. He also wrote for Temporary Hoarding, Rebel, and his own punk fanzine, Napalm.^[3] From 1978 to 1985, he wrote for Sounds magazine, covering the punk rock genre and other street-level music genres such as 2 Tone, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the mod revival. Bushell was at the forefront of covering the Oi! genre, also known as real punk or streetpunk.^[4] During his time at Sounds, Bushell had many songs that mention him, including Hurry Up Garry by Crass, Press Darlings by Adam and the Ants and I Wanna Be A Star by Cockney Rejects. In 1981, Bushell wrote the book Dance Craze - the 2-Tone story, and in 1984, he wrote the Iron Maiden biography Running Free. The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a political party of the far left in England It sees itself as standing in the revolutionary socialist tradition. ... “Leftism” redirects here. ... Socialist Worker is the name of several socialist/communist newspapers. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The mod revival was a music genre and subculture that started in the United Kingdom in 1978 and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree). ... Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. ... For information about the anarchist writer, see Chris Crass Crass was an English anarchist punk rock band, formed in 1977[1][2] and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex. ... Adam & the Ants were a rock and roll group during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Cockney Rejects are an Oi! punk band which formed in the East End of London in 1979. ... This article is about the band. ...

Bushell moved to Fleet Street in 1985, working for The Sun, The Evening Standard and The Daily Mirror. He went back to The Sun to write its "Bizarre" column and to be the show business editor. Thousands of articles appeared under his byline in The Sun. In 1991, he briefly became assistant editor of The Daily Star where he wrote a current affairs column called Walk Tall With Bushell as well as his TV column. He quit and returned to the Sun three months later after Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie published his thoughts on the Star's executives after a private conversation. Fleet Street in 2005 Fleet Street is a famous street in London, England, named after the River Fleet. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Show business is a vernacular term for the business of entertainment. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the mid-1990s, Bushell hosted the television programme Bushell On The Box (the same title as his Sun column from 1987 to 2001); commenting on the week's TV programmes. A regular feature of his newspaper column was "Garry's Goofs", in which he highlighted an unintended double entendre. In 2002, he published the book King of Telly: The Best of Bushell on the Box, containing highlights of his column. In 2001, Bushell's crime novelThe Face was serialised in the Daily Star, leading to his dismissal from The Sun; even though Sun publisher John Blake admitted that Bushell had no knowledge of the serialisation deal. At the time, Sun editor David Yelland had decided that the book was "too filthy" to be published in The Sun, breaking his promise to promote the book. Two years after Bushell was fired, a poll of Sun readers named him as their favourite columnist. A double entendre is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mystery_fiction. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After The Sun, Bushell wrote for The People and left that paper on February 18, 2007 to work on books and screenplays. He announced his resignation as a TV critic, stating that he was becoming depressed at the state of British television.^[5] Bushell co-wrote the book Cockney Reject (about the punk band Cockney Rejects) and has written a film script for Join The Rejects - Get Yourself Killed. In May 2007, Bushell's column returned to the Daily Star Sunday. Bushell explained that he "missed the pressure of a weekly deadline."^{[citation needed]} As of 2007, he has been presenting a monthly punk and ska podcast show on Total Rock. The People, formerly known as the Sunday People, is a British red-top Sunday-only newspaper, owned by the Trinity Mirror Group. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... The Cockney Rejects are an Oi! punk band which formed in the East End of London in 1979. ... For other uses, see SKA (disambiguation). ... A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ...

In 1993, Bushell launched a campaign to prevent gay comedian Julian Clary from ever appearing on television again, in the wake of Clary's appearance at the British Comedy Awards ceremony in December 1993.^{[citation needed]} Although the campaign has often been considered detrimental to Clary's career, it ultimately failed and Clary has continued to be seen on television following the event. Bushell did appear on Clary's own BBC TV show, All Rise With Julian Clary, and defended his stance; saying he objected to Clary's fisting joke rather than his sexuality. Bushell has publically praised many gay performers over the years, including Frankie Howerd, Paul O'Grady and Joe Longthorne. Julian Clary (born as Paul Ross McNamara 25 May 1959) is an English comedian who is openly gay and known for his camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. ... Fisting or fist fucking (FF) is a sexual activity that involves inserting the hand and forearm into the vagina or anus. ...

In 1994, Bushell was named critic of the year at the UK Press Awards.^{[citation needed]} In 2000, Comic Heritage (formerly the Dead Comics Society, now the Heritage Foundation) gave him an award for "Services To Comedy."^{[citation needed]} In 2007 they named Bushell "Critic Of The Year."^{[citation needed]}

In August 2007, a homophobic remark made by Bushell during an exchange on the talkSPORT programme Football First caused the regulator Ofcom to find the segment in breach of standards for failing to justify offensive material by the context in which it was presented.^{[6] [7]} A discussion about the 2008 European Cup Final, which was to be held in Moscow, digressed on to the topic of a recent gay rights march in Russia. When Bushell, while making light of the arrest of the activist Peter Tatchell, was questioned by a co-presenter because he appeared to find the situation amusing, he responded: "I would not go to another country and try and impose my views on them, it’s up to them what they do. I think there are a lot of things to put right in this country before you go around preaching the gospel of perversion." Ofcom rejected talkSPORT's claims that the comments made had been "off the cuff" and talkSPORT themselves issued a statement saying that its staff had been "made aware" that what Bushell had said was "unacceptable".^{[8] [9]} Bushell later said that it was not homosexuality which he was referring to as a peversion, but the further lowering of the age of consent; and that his remarks were taken out of context.^[10] He has now left talkSPORT. talkSPORT is a commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... Football First is an interactive television programme which offers Sky Sports viewers extended highlights of every Premiership match played on the day, which fans can also choose which games they would like to watch, just after the full match. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... LGBT rights Around the world · By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Russia has neither legislation against gay people nor anti-discrimination laws. ... LGBT rights Around the world By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-British human rights activist, who is best known internationally for his attempts to perform a citizens...

Writing style

Bushell's columns are notable for similes and metaphors that can be described as politically incorrect, such as describing something as being "as fair as Frank Bruno's arse" or (in his May 1, 2005 column) "Today's TV is so obsessively gay, it's a wonder the Radio Times doesn't come with a pink Versace wrap and a free glass of Muscadet".^{[citation needed]} However, homosexual TV star Dale Winton is the godfather of Bushell's daughter Jenna.^[11] His humour has upset some Sun executives, such as Rebekah Wade, but fans include Dom Joly and Roy Hudd, who has called him "the Max Miller of the press."^{[citation needed]} A simile is a comparison of two unlike things, typically marked by use of like, as, than, or resembles. Common examples are Curley was flopping like a fish on a line(extract of Mice and Men) etc. ... This article is about metaphor in literature and rhetoric. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Franklin Ray Bruno (born November 16, 1961) is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1995. ... Arse is an English term referring to the buttocks, first recorded circa 1400 (in arce-hoole) and is commonly used in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and former parts of the British Empire. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ... Gianni Versace S.p. ... Muscadet is a type of dry French white wine. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Dale Winton (born 22 May 1955 in London) is an English radio DJ and television presenter. ... Rebekah Wade (born May 27, 1968 in Cheshire, England) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. ... Dominic John Joly (born 15 November 1967)[1] is an award-winning British television comedian and journalist. ... Roy Hudd, OBE (b. ... Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie, was a 1930s English music hall comedian famous for his daringly risqué (for the period) repertoire (see Censorship), and gaudy suits. ...

His tabloid column and writing style were reguarly satirised in adult comic Viz, including a one-off comic strip titled The Adventures of Gary Bushell The Bear, about a homophobic, brown-bear hating hibernating black bear.^{[citation needed]} Cover of Viz (issue 57) Viz is a popular British adult comic magazine that has been running since 1979. ...

Politics

Bushell started out as a socialist and was a member of the Trotskyist International Socialists, which became the SWP. The first signs of his move from hard-left thinking were apparent from 1986. In his On The Soap Box' column, Bushell raged against the middle classes, who he claimed had ruined the Labour Party. He also objected to the European Union and unfettered immigration, because he said it under-cut working class wages. He wrote articles supporting the Smithfield meat porters who were fighting to preserve their market, and in favour of St. George's Day, the UDR 4, working class comedians and Page Three girls.^{[citation needed]} Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community[1] for the purposes of increasing social and economic equality and cooperation. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a political party of the far left in England It sees itself as standing in the revolutionary socialist tradition. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... St Georges Day (April 23) is celebrated in several nations of whom Saint George is the patron saint, including England, Georgia, Portugal, and Catalonia. ... UDR Badge The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... A Page Three girl is a woman who models for topless photographs published in UK tabloid The Sun. ...

In the 2000s, Bushell's main political focus has been patriotism and individual liberty. He sees his identity as English rather than British. He has campaigned to have St George's Day recognised as a public holiday in England, in the same way Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland. He is a vocal opponent of the European Union. Amongst his heroes listed on his MySpace page are George Orwell and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Defence of the fatherland is a commonplace of patriotism: The statue in the courtyard of École polytechnique, Paris, commemorating the students involvement in defending France against the 1814 invasion of the Coalition. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries, with the exception of the United States where usage differs greatly. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... St. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 [1] [2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. ... Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822; pronounced ) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets of the English language. ...

In the 2005 General Election, he stood as a candidate for the English Democrats Party, who promote the establishment of an English Parliament, and want England to leave the European Union. Bushell got 1216 votes (3.4% share) in the Greenwich and Woolwich constituency, finishing fifth out of seven in a race won by Nick Raynsford of the Labour Party. The result represented the high point for the English Democrats in the election, and Bushell finished ahead of the UK Independence Party candidate in that constituency. Bushell also represented the party in South Staffordshire, in the delayed vote (due to the death of a candidate) on June 23; winning 643 votes (2.51%) His campaign was supported by the Campaign for an English Parliament and Veritas. It has been reported that he is considering standing as a candidate for Mayor of London against Ken Livingstone in 2008.^[12] His nomination was submitted to the English Democrats in June 2007, and his campaign slogan is to be "Serious About London".^[13] It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ... The English Democrats Party is the largest English Nationalist political party in England committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ... A body now called the English Parliament first arose during the thirteenth century, referred to variously as colloquium and parliamentum. It shared most of the powers typical of representative institutions in medieval and early modern Europe, and was arranged from the fourteenth century in a bicameral manner, with a House... Creation 1997 MP Nick Raynsford Party Labour Type House of Commons County Greater London EP constituency London Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Wyvill Richard Nicolls Nick Raynsford (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a Degree in History in 1966. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... South Staffordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... See also List of Parliaments of England External link Campaign for an English Parliament English Constitutional Convention Categories: English politics | England | Politics of England | Politics of the UK | United Kingdom | European politics | English independence ... Veritas is a political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk following a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ...

Family

Bushell has five children; three with Carol Bushell (Julie, Danny, and Robert) and two with Tania Bushell (Jenna and Ciara). Tania Bushell performs as the country music singer Leah McCaffrey.^[14] In November 2006, Bushell appeared on the Channel 4 programme 100% English and offered a sample of his DNA for testing. The results suggested that he was 8% Sub-Saharan African, most likely the result of a single ancestor within the previous five generations.^[15] Bushell took the news with good humour and later wrote on his website "I’d be delighted if it were true." However, he questioned the science and the motivation of the programme makers, concluding: country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... This article is about the British television station. ... 100% English was a channel 4 television programme shown in November 2006 in the United Kingdom. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... A political map showing national divisions in relation to the ecological break (Sub-Saharan Africa in green) A geographical map of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south...

"Only Nazis, and, it appears C4, think of national identity in terms of racial purity... Besides, you could apply the same tests to the French or Italians and get similar results, but no-one questions their right to nationhood."

Popular culture

• Crass wrote a song entitled "Hurry Up Garry" on their debut LP Stations Of The Crass which is allegedly inspired by Bushell. In it, they criticize his writing style and accuse him of alcoholism, with the lyrics:

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Is their any freebie drink?

I can't write unless I'm well pissed,'

Piss off, you fucking stink."

Footnotes

External links

• Official Garry Bushell website
• Official Gonads website
• Garry talks about what it is to be English
• Garry Bushell Interview
• Bushell's monthly radio show podcast
• Garry's Official London Mayor campaign website