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Police put a stop to democracy festival
Eight arrested at ‘unregulated’ Runnymede Magna Carta event
POLICE besieged a democracy festival and arrested visitors this weekend as the Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary celebrations took place mere steps away from its campsite.
Officers turned away all comers to the Runnymede Festival for Democracy, which took place at a local eco-village, because the event was “unlicensed and unregulated.”
Eight people were also arrested, with activists urging the force to “stop over-reaching powers and respect the law.”
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