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as posted by the channelThe BBC is embarrassed. Glastonbury organisers are "appalled". But Bob Vylan should be allowed to be offensive.
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Rap duo Bob Vylan made headlines during the Glastonbury festival when one half of the pair led the crowd in a chant: “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”.
Somerset Police, for some reason, have got involved. Wes Streeting told Laura Kuenssberg yesterday that it was “appalling”; the BBC – who broadcast the set live – is embarrassed; Glastonbury festival is in a pickle – how to marry their punk free-speech stick-it-to-the-man credentials with their acts who contravene such basic politeness codes?
Finn McRedmond attended Glastonbury for the New Statesman and here joins Kate Mossman, Will Lloyd and Nicholas Harris on the New Statesman podcast to discuss the festival, Bob Vylan and the political and media fallout.
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