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The ideals of the Levellers are alive and well
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Levellers' Day parade in Burford
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THE third Saturday in May is a great time for those on the left to pay a visit the Cotswolds, if only for a chance to disturb the quiet of its modern chocolate box image, and where better than Burford for Levellers Day.
I find it hard to think of Levellers Day and not think of Tony Benn who was a regular attendee.
The beautiful Cotswolds churchyard of St John the Baptist is perhaps an unlikely spot for a socialist pilgrimage but in May 1649 it was the scene of historic events.
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