It also spells its name in German military font, complete with an umlaut over the letter
“o”, and has the motto; “We sold our Soul for Rock n’Troll”
Mr Burgon posted a snap of himself recording with the band on Facebook last week,
telling followers. “Away from politics, music is my main interest”.
[There was a picture of the Dream Troll image taken from Facebook, albeit without
the hashtag “Black Sabbath” above the top left hand corner. The caption below read]
He has now joined a new band – Dream Troll.
The revelation is an embarrassment for under-fire opposition boss Jeremy Corbyn, as
Burgon is a key leftwing ally and one of his most loyal supporters.
It also follows furious protests from Labour MPs over the party’s failure to expel
exLondon mayor Ken Livingstone for making offensive comments about Hitler.
Tories rounded on the 36 year old former trade union lawyer last night to demand he
distances himself from the metal band.
Tory MP Charlie Elphicke said “It shows terrible misjudgement for Richard Burgon
to associate himself with anyone who appears to enjoy Nazi iconography like this.
“For someone who aspires to represent the nation on law and order, it also sends
utterly the wrong message.
He should distance himself from this bank as soon as possible.”
[Mr Burgon’s Facebook post was then set out which included the picture of Mr
Burgon in the sweat shirt was repeated. The caption below read] He announced the
news in a Facebook post
First elected only two years ago, Mr Burgon was promoted to the shadow cabinet last
year after multiple resignations in protest against Mr Corbyn’s leadership.
…..
The 36-year-old was elected two years ago after a career as a trade union lawyer.
Burgon told The Sun last night “I grew up in Leeds with the members of this band. I
have known them since we were teenagers.
They are ordinary decent blokes and there’s not a racist or Nazi bone in their bodies.”
4.
The Dream Troll image (“the Dream Troll image”) as published by the band on
Twitter consists of a black square with hashtag “Black Sabbath” above the top left
hand corner of the black square. The words “Dream Troll” are written in white gothic
lettering with an umlaut over the “O” of “Troll” on the black square. Underneath the
words Dream Troll are the words in red, set out over two lines, “We Sold Our Soul for
Rock N’ Troll”. This had stylised “S’s” for the “S’s” in “Sold” and “Soul”. The
stylised “S” was at an angle, in white lettering and had a flat end. There was an
umlaut over the Troll in the second line of the text. It was also published on Facebook