In 1989 , Robb left to join The Darling Buds , and the band returned in 1990 with single " Grand Hotel " , a reference to the IRA bombing of Brighton 's Grand Hotel , the venue for the Conservative Party conference . Tully described this as a " fuck Thatcher and fuck the IRA for not killing her when they had the chance " song . The album '' Nixon '' followed , and in October 1990 , they released their final single , the '' Hold Me Now '' EP
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Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes