Excited about Greenbelt
THere’s a growing list here on the Greenbelt blog about what people are excited about this Greenbelt.
I’m excited for all sorts of reasons – taking part in quite a few things, and planning to go and hear/watch/meet some interesting people too. What are you looking forward to?
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I would be excited if I weren’t so frustrated. We thought we’d give GB a miss this year (for the first time in over a decade) since it felt, to us, that it had become too cozy with the Labour status quo and wasn’t challenging them on a wide range of civil liberties grounds (should it even be doing that?).
And then, after we’ve booked our holiday including that weekend, we find out who appearing this year .
Ah well, I’ll take succour in the theory that absence promotes fonder hearts.
Going for the first time this year with no idea what to expect – or how to drive a camper van!