I think the point is Weller is such a reactionary he thought his children would start behaving like a made up exaggerated character if he didn't send them to a posh private school. Pretty sure he hasn't exactly been living in the ghetto either.
Some proper whoppers in the last page or two though. The entirety of punk? Sand beaches?
yes i understand that but -
and it seems like i'm defending him here when i know he ain't perfect but throw a rock up in the air and i doubt it'll land on someone who is - why can't a person from the middle or upper classes speak out about social issues?
if we waited for the poor or the working classes or the underprivileged to act then - well, we get to where we are now because of that inaction
you don't always have to become homeless to support the homeless
but yeh, i understand the confusion that that juxtaposition entails