Was Banksy small boats stunt offensive? Feat. Marina Purkiss & James Max | Jeremy Vine

The street artist has claimed the stunt as his own, after a black dinghy with mannequins strapped on, was launched across a Glastonbury crowd at the weekend.
It was designed to imitate a small boat used by asylum seekers when crossing the British channel.
The Home Secretary James Clevely called the stunt 'vile' and said it 'trivialises' deaths.
A spokesperson for the band, Idles, has said they weren't aware of the stunt until after the gig - but the song it was launched during is known to condem right-wing immigration policies.
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[@jackieemslie]

James cleverly stop pretending you care. There’s nothing wrong with it

[@mrp8811]

about as offensive as setting fire to guy fawkes for the past 400 years i suppose.

[@MrRailjunkie]

Typical James Max making the same lazy stupid arguments as always. As for Marina she is right as always.

[@densedogdriving5801]

I love how the gentleman in the panel. Tries to change the argument, about government policy to not offer safe routes. To how it’s privileged kids who champion woke subjects.

[@majesticj08]

I'm sure he didn't try to offend anyone, but raise awareness about the issues surrounding this

[@PastaSauce.]

Which is pretty much art is meant to be about

[@garethjones6880]

This guy saying all these youngsters on drugs… not like Boris and the conservative elite 🤣🤣🤣

[@PastaSauce.]

Exactly! Like they aren’t all on the ❄️ in their private members clubs.

[@user-no5ee7nn9d]

It was a statement " He ain't heavy he's my brother".

[@yorewhyworry7217]

Oh dear James!

[@planter13]

Who actually thinks homeless people have £100 to spend on concert tickets?😂😂😂

[@tillthewheels]

Offensive if you need people to see small boat migrants as something insidious to further your political aims.

[@Holliethedog]

When people start a sentence saying, "I'm sorry, but..." you can be sure they are not sorry for what they are about to say.

[@pagliacci2942]

I remember when I went to university from a very a rather modest background, and I couldn't believe the prices my new friends spent on music festivals.

[@willhemmings]

My sympathies are with Elaine, the winsome sounding lady from Mid Lothian. How sad that Marina Purkiss dismissed her with such antipathy. Their upsetting exchange confirmed for me that the strident voices of this country belong to those who are most morally destitute

[@deanbridger3204]

Well done banksey excellent purkiss

[@misaki.agency]

Don't blame anyone for taking drugs if they can critically think and have to live in England.

[@MarkPike-zm2uu]

To whom it may concern

[@Priority76]

Marina is so awesome!

[@lukemitchell1975]

Wtf lol

[@natsdaley9615]

Create safe routes and people won't die 😢

[@kanedNunable]

no. done. easy.

[@jujutrini8412]

I am offended that the Tories said they were going to end people paying criminals to come across in boats, or drowning on occasion, and have done b*gger all to end it . I am also offended that such a thicko is our Home Secretary.

[@PastaSauce.]

Marina spitting facts yet again!

[@Amms-ft6mm]

British values strikes again 😂

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

I found it disgusting

[@planter13]

That is this language he keeps trying to use???

[@barneyrubble8590]

Glastonbury has strong borders/ walls around it..we need strong borders around our country,all the luvvies are hypocrites and left the land are in a filthy mess😡

[@kanedNunable]

er. right wing divvies have been in charge the last 14 years ya plum

[@PastaSauce.]

Don’t be stupid.

[@barneyrubble8590]

@@PastaSauce. What's stupid about the crap they left behind? They all say they are green, hypocrisy is what they are and many are champagne socialists darling 🥂 like marina too. NOT for working class people like me.

[@lightweightben]

Very privileged? Glasto is cheaper than most restaurants I dine in on a weekly basis. I must be tremendously privileged then

[@jujutrini8412]

£340 is a lot of money for many people in this country so to be able to afford to spend that in a restaurant on a weekend is privileged. I have to break it to you that many people in this country are having to visit food banks just to have enough food to sustain them so if you can afford to do that on a weekly basis you are tremendously privileged indeed.

[@paulmcavoy7878]

Tell marina the only black people there were the performas

[@yorewhyworry7217]

Obviously not true

[@jujutrini8412]

Nonsense.

[@antonydavis2764]

Marina needs to get rid of the massive chip on her shoulder.

[@waynegodwin426]

Mine the English Channel 😅