Sound familiar? As in, there is no future in England’s dreaming? Of course, in 2025, bands and artists are less inclined than they once were to sing about issues that affect and bedevil an entire nation. With social media replacing punk rock as the fastest route into the public bloodstream, rock and roll has entered an introspective phase. Just as well, then, that the Pistols’ State of the Union Address remains as pressing, and as prescient, as ever. Inevitably, in the (almost) half century that has elapsed since a pair of Millwall supporting hot dog vendors in Piccadilly Circus unwittingly provided Steve Jones with the title for his group’s sole bona fide album – “never mind the bollocks,” they would say, meaning “don’t bother with that…” – London and Britain have changed almost beyond recognition. But at street level, the problems and frustrations remain the same.