Rage Against The Machine demand UK right-winger change podcast name, “find some other target to troll”

Rage Against The Machine have fired off a strongly-worded cease-and-desist lawyer’s letter to right-wing UK politician and broadcaster Nigel Farage, demanding he change the name of his Farage Against the Machine podcast.

He launched it in March on the LBC digital radio station.

Citing his outspoken anti-immigration and European Union statements, the band thunder through their lawyer Howard King the “implication of any endorsement by our client of you or your policies is particularly abhorrent.”

Farage is a co-founder and former leader of the conservative UK Independence Party.

The band says he got no authorisation from the band to claim their name.

The letter reads: “As you should know, RATM has publicly denounced the type of right-wing ideology you espouse for decades.

“Your anti-immigrant rhetoric, lack of social compassion and barely disguised racism and xenophobia are the antithesis of what RATM stands for.”

It ends: “Thus, your surprising attempt to associate yourself with RATM is wholly inappropriate and completely inexplicable, unless it’s part of some kind of bizarre cleansing ritual.

“Whatever the motivation, please stop.

“Stop using RATM’s name and logo, change the name of your podcast and find some other target to troll.

“We suggest President Trump.”