"In an inclusive public culture, Blake’s is a great, passionate human voice"
UTTING AWAY THE CAMPING GEAR AFTER THIS year’s Glastonbury Festival, I found myself reflecting on the idea of alternative cultures. Since its origins, Glastonbury has always been political, and hosts a huge number of side discussions, concerts and seminars. It still gives money to Greenpeace, WaterAid and Oxfam, in addition to a host of local charities. As a festival of music and arts, it plays an important part recently argued that the humanities are a waste of effort.