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russycarps, on Mar 30 2010, 06:15 PM, said:

is this research for a university dissertation?

Yes, for my MA, although not 'official' research, just wanted to see peoples views to get some ideas.

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Tea Boy, on Mar 30 2010, 11:16 PM, said:

I think it may have something to do with the age at which you are exposed to the politics.

I know that when i was in my teens/early twenties I was well into left-leaning literature/music and loved the eco/political side of the festival in 2003 (first glasto).  Thankfully because I was exposed to this at this age it has kept me on the left side of things now, but i am not as outspoken as I was on these topics.

Maybe its worth looking at how different age groups respond to the festival and its environmental/political messages.

Frank Turner summed it up quite well with 'Im young enough to be all pissed off but im old enough to be jaded'.

I totally agree with the age reference, and also with reference to how Glastonbury 'used to be' and the type of crowd it attracts now. I am in the process of doing an age and audience comparison to see if this is the case, which I suspect it is.