Blink 182 vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus reportedly attended Prime Minister’s Questions last week – and gave his views on the NHS and Labour leader Ed Miliband.
Hoppus appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Pienaar’s Politics’ show, and was invited on to judge the House of Commons Battle of the Bands competition. But, to the surprise of a few, Hoppus also gave us opinion on British politics – stating that he thinks the US needs to take some lessons from Britain.
“We've been living here [in the UK] since August and we've had a few occasions to go to the NHS and it's a far superior experience here than it is dealing with the bureaucracy of medicine in the United States,” Hoppus told the radio show. “The waiting times here that I've experienced at the local clinics in the UK have been far shorter than the waiting times in the United States. We've been commenting to our friends that the US needs to look over here and take some cues from what you guys are doing over here.”
He continued on to talk about Labour’s Ed Miliband, saying: “I think he was in a natural underdog position, so their whole job is just to try and make the party in power look bad at any cost. It seemed like everything was a problem with him and nothing was right and he just seemed to complain a lot.”
You can catch Blink 182 performing (and hopefully not talking about politics) across the UK this June. If you’re a fan, check the dates and details below to find yourself a pair of the cheapest tickets available.
Thu June 7th 2012 - NIA Birmingham, Birmingham
Fri June 8th 2012 - The O2 Ice Rink, London
Sat June 9th 2012 - The O2 Ice Rink, London
Tue June 12th 2012 - O2 Dublin, Dublin
Wed June 13th 2012 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Fri June 15th 2012 - MEN Arena Manchester, Manchester
Sat June 16th 2012 - LG Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Sun June 17th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
Tue June 19th 2012 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Wed June 20th 2012 - SECC, Glasgow
Sat July 7th 2012 - BIC, Bournemouth
Sun July 8th 2012 - Eden Project Cornwall, Cornwall
Tue July 10th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Wed July 11th 2012 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Thu July 12th 2012 - Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool
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