Ed Sheeran's attempt to keep his head down and stay out of the fray has somehow become the very thing people want to take him to task over. Which is rather a pickle for someone who just wants to make records and tour. It's a curious modern paradox, isn't it: try to be diplomatic and keep your counsel on the big issues, and you'll get called out for that neutrality just as much as you would for actually picking a side. For Cledvibes Radio listeners, it's worth pondering whether artists owe us their political opinions, or whether they're allowed to simply be musicians without becoming activists by default.