And talking of rock stars getting political, Mick Jagger has taken time out from talking to the British Media about yesterday's Ashes win, to tell El Pais Semanal Magazine about his shock over the way Tony Blair dealt with the situation over Iraq. The Rolling Stones frontman told how at the time of the invasion of Iraq, he felt the action was the correct thing to do, but changed his mind when it became clear that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Jagger said: "I was ambivalent; getting rid of Saddam Hussein was a gift for humanity and I thought that there was a coherent plan to put Iraq back on its feet." Later, he continued, "it shocked me to know that Blair already knew that the weapons of mass destruction were simply an excuse and that there was nothing planned for the day after."
He added "I doubt that the Stones will ever perform in Baghdad," and went on "If we do not take intelligent steps, a part of Iraq will end up becoming an Islamic republic, a puppet of Tehran."
The band have, as previously reported, directly criticised George W Bush in their song, 'Sweet Neo Con', a track from the new Rolling Stones album, 'A Bigger Bang', which is, of course, out now.