If you're wanting a decent primer on early UK punk rock, Trash Theory (one of my fave YouTube channels) compiled this overview of The Damned and how their debut single "New Rose" kickstarted the whole thing.
youtu.be/TIAjoDRPiZc?...

There is an actual term for this, which TV Tropes coined: the Quincy Punk, which is the stereotypically diluted version of a punk "who cares more about the rebellious image than anything else." (And yes, one could argue the Sex Pistols are the original Quincy punks...)
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This knob is everything wrong with Australian media today, and he gets to be a guest 'cos he "acted" in a shitty genre film no-one will bother to see? FOH.

It's a fair cop, guv

Well, they had to draw a line somewhere...

I saw @tmandrake.bsky.social post this on Instagram and my first thought was "has Mike seen this yet?"

Sorry Alex, wasn't me - most likely it would have been @beaucoupkevin.com?

It's going for ridiculous prices RN.

Comment I left on the video subsequent to a much debated music poll: