UB40 started off as a radical anti establishment band but within a couple of years became establishment and then had their arses up the establishment by joining the cabaret circuilt with fuck all to say. After 3/4 years they were nothing more than a fucking embarassment.
I always felt with them that their stance was fake, the 1 in 10 thing just an empty, but well crafted song. Fair play though, they made a decent living out of it....I'd pay not to see them.