Glastonbury 2011: Where's the culture of protest? - video

John Harris, John Domokos and Christian Bennett

Saturday, 25 Jun 2011

# Billy Bragg

# Bono

# Festivals

# Glastonbury 2011

# Glastonbury festival

John Harris trudges through the mud in search of the squeezed middle and Glastonbury festival's political soul, and talks to Billy Bragg and anti-Bono campaigners along the way

Contributors

John Domokos

John Domokos is a video producer for the Guardian

John Harris

John Harris is a Guardian columnist, who writes on subjects including politics, popular culture and music

John Harris, John Domokos and Christian Bennett

Saturday, 25 Jun 2011

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