Glastonbury has a moment of reflection as reality gatecrashes the party

The death of David Cameron aide Christopher Shale gives revellers pause for thought amid the music and mayhemMichael Eavis, the Glastonbury festival organiser, was the first to suggest something serious had happened. After trekking up one of the steepest hills at Worthy Farm for his closing press conference, the venerable 75-year-old revealed to assembled journalists that a "senior Tory party member" had died at Glastonbury."I'm told it is a suicide situation," Eavis said. "It is very, very sad....

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