[5] In his review for the Morning Star, Steve Johnson said: "Ashley insists that this really is his last album, but his involvement in left-wing politics meant he couldn't resist the temptation to retire disgracefully.

"[2] Oz Hardwick, for R2 (Rock'n'Reel), said: "This understated yet vital album gets straight to the heart of contemporary yet 'political' (in its broadest sense) culture in a way that I'd like to see more writers adopting".

Throughout his long career, his sense of social injustice has barely wavered…"[4] A review for the music collector's magazine Goldmine Dave Thompson described it as "a topical album, in that anyone with an eye for recent British headlines will instantly recognize Ashley’s targets and themes".

[7] Reviewing One More Thing for fRoots, David Kidman paid tribute to Ashley's "masterly British songwriting with all the bite of challenge".

[8] And in a review for Folk Radio UK, he said: "Steve’s unafraid to name and shame, and as always he does so with a potent combination of lyrical poetry, delicious wit and darkly puckish humour...