USDAW Banners at Leftfield

[incident]

Sorry, but you can't agree that the festival wouldn't exist without CND - and then suggest that it could've got to where it is without the Left Wing groups when CND is one of those groups.. That's a fairly blatant contradiction.

[bombfrog]

Sorry, but you can't agree that the festival wouldn't exist without CND - and then suggest that it could've got to where it is without the Left Wing groups when CND is one of those groups.. That's a fairly blatant contradiction.

[TokiDoki]

I definately agree they should offer more balanced debate. I suspect most people attending the leftfield areas are already of a left wing viewpoint.

Are there any festivals in the UK that have a "rightfield"?

[incident]

Ok, lets talk about now then.

Of course the Fesitval could work without Leftfield. But then, the Leftfield constitutes only a tiny part of the left-leaning political ethos of the festival. Tony Benn and the like all still appeared in 2009, the Speakers Forum and the Cabaret Tent amongst other venues were used for them instead.

As for other left leaning groups -

- Remove CND and you lose experienced and trusted teams running Lockups and Information Points

- Remove Greenpeace and you lose their excellent stage, kids area, and showers amongst other things

- Remove Oxfam and you lose 5,000 volunteer stewards

- Remove the above and you lose a huge amount of Goodwill, something Glastonbury still relies heavily on in almost all areas of operation

[bombfrog]

Hang on a sec, I'm not advocating getting rid of the charities, although clearly I'd rather support a charity like Water Aid or Oxfam than CND for example.

[bombfrog]

I definately agree they should offer more balanced debate. I suspect most people attending the leftfield areas are already of a left wing viewpoint.

Are there any festivals in the UK that have a "rightfield"?

[markeee]

And another left wing idiot answers not with reason, but with insults.

There's a pattern developing here..........

[incident]

The pattern I see seems to be everyone is left wing, and cant tolerate anyone who isn';t

I see countless comments like 'daily mail reader' to anyone who doesn't agree with every left wing idea

i mean jeez - surely everyones entitled to make their own decisions, we don't all have to be left wing

[Alcatraz]

I see countless comments like 'daily mail reader' to anyone who doesn't agree with every left wing idea

[Alcatraz]

I definately agree they should offer more balanced debate. I suspect most people attending the leftfield areas are already of a left wing viewpoint.

Are there any festivals in the UK that have a "rightfield"?

Edited July 4, 2010 by Alcatraz

[-pogo-]

I must say to the USDAW though. David Miliband. Really?