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PERHAPS the most flabbergasting example of the current turbulence happened last Monday.
Mid-morning came the sad announcement of the cancellation of Rebellion this year from its organisers. The biggest and best punk festival in the world, it happens at the Blackpool Winter Gardens at the beginning of August annually.
Showing exemplary collective responsibility, self-denial and discipline, the serried ranks of the international punk community applauded the inevitable decision to cancel in order to protect the aged, the vulnerable and those with underlying health conditions.
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