Which British protest song still hits hardest when the country feels broken?

Released as riots erupted across English cities, this eerie ska masterpiece captured Thatcher's Britain better than any newspaper front page. It still sounds prophetic every time a high street empties out.

Banned by the BBC, screamed from council estates, and sailed down the Thames in defiance. Punk's most notorious V-sign at the establishment, and arguably its most effective.

A devastating dissection of war economics: the same towns building the ships are losing the sons sent out on them. Robert Wyatt's version might break you entirely.

Jarvis Cocker's razor-sharp takedown of poverty as a lifestyle accessory remains painfully relevant every time a politician rolls up their sleeves for a photo op in a chippy.

Written during the miners' strike, Bragg's stark acoustic hymn to solidarity and dignity still resonates in every town Westminster forgot. A folk song for a country that keeps repeating itself.