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dipsydoodle

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6. The organisors considered it to be expediant

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:41 AM

Jul 2012

to shut it down when they did because they knew they risked Westminster Council refusing future licenses to them : there is no appeal against that. If they say no then tough.

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Springsteen and McCartney play to 80,000 in Hyde Park: Police pull the plug. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP

Yeah that would have been something B Calm Jul 2012 #1

Police pulled the plug at the request of the organisers - not Westminster City Council. dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #2

Not every "environmental law" is equally valid. Any environmental law that would require pnwmom Jul 2012 #3

Or at least they could apply a kind of 'Taterguy Exception' pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #4

The organisors considered it to be expediant dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #6

The Westminster Council were at fault then, for not establishing an appeal process. pnwmom Jul 2012 #7

Health and safety gone mad. You just couldn't make it up (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #5

didn't they have the show planned? treestar Jul 2012 #8

They did dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #9

Brian Jones had a little help "dying". panader0 Jul 2012 #10