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Rule Britannia… Or Don’t…

Posted On 24/08/202024/08/2020 By David Waywell4 Comments

Bit late today but not so late that I can’t wade into a debate I don’t care about, about a music festival I don’t watch, about music I’m largely indifferent to, and sensibilities that usually wind me up the wrong way. I’m talking about the suggestion that they might dump ‘Rule Britannia’ from this years’ […]

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It’s a cool domain name and it was available. Yes, I know. Available. Crazy, isn’t it?

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