Banana Republic?

McCabe, Steven (2020) Banana Republic? Centre for Brexit Studies Blog.

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“Banana Republic” is the 1980 single from new wave act, The Boomtown Rats and taken from their albumMondo Bongo.“Banana Republic” was written by lead singer, campaigner, entrepreneur and generally rambunctious Dubliner, Bob Geldof, in collaboration with bass player Pete Briquette, real name Patrick Cusack, who’s from Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan; not far from where my parents were born.

Item Type:	Other
Dates:	Date Event 19 August 2020 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Steven McCabe, Steve McCabe, Dr Steven McCabe, Centre for Brexit Studies, BCU, Birmingham City University, Banana Republic, Brexit, Northern Ireland, UK, Government, Boris Johnson, Politics
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-02 - economics > CAH15-02-01 - economics CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-03 - politics > CAH15-03-01 - politics
Divisions:	Research, Innovation, Enterprise > Centre for Brexit Studies
Depositing User:	Bethan Tolley
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2020 11:05
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2022 13:37
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9721

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