The Reading festival flag ban drives me up the pole

Flags have been banned from this year's Reading and Leeds festivals, but they're integral to the atmosphereSo, a last-minute ban on flags and large banners has been imposed at the Reading Leeds festivals this weekend. The reason, organisers claim, is that they "restrict the view of the people behind".Fair enough, you might think, but little succour for those who now have a 20ft flagpole bearing the legend "Take me to the hospital" stuck in their back garden. Those who have traded the risk of tre...

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