The Levellers - Battle Of The Beanfield

[80thou]

Screw that crap about Dale Farm - that was an illegal occupation of land in breach of planning permission and as such should have been removed, as it rightly was.

Stonehenge was a legal free festival being held under the auspices of common law - totally different scenario. Still Thatchers private pig army trashed it to gain more votes. Then changed centuries-old common law to prevent it happening again - then introduced the Criminal justice Act - worse. Scum.

[mackster110]

Pig bastards

[SuperOxton]

Freedom does not exist in England only the Idea does :)

[markw143]

is it just me who thinks of this track when i see the footage of Dale farm on the news lately?

[TitchesYerhh]

@markw143 definitely not.

[reiver97]

Battle of the Beanfield -1985.

Battle of Dale Farm - 2011

[seaniekay]

Fucking Government just proves they have always been cunts

[cl754]

Bastads , it makes me cry . The poor people x x If U DONT AGREE .FUCK YOU !

[maccaBable]

kentfreedommovement....i can speak out for myself lol i was only having the crack....deep down i believe in what i believe in. everyone is fake. the worlds fake. i do not need unity to speak out. i have been a traveller, not that i believe in labels. lived in kent too, sick of parasites, there is a small few GENUINE people out there! now just purchased a cottage in the middle of nowhere, peace, atlast! thats my FREEDOM!!! nice bit of land too ;) get a few buses up there,roundhouse etc if wished!

[SpandexUnderpants]

BRISTOLCITYIFCATION I was there. MACCABABLE if you saw a pregnant friend getting beaten so bad she miscarried you might think fucking different you wanker. I hope youre fucking kids die of cancer you arragant twat.

[dandarkwing]

@SpandexUnderpants When I was at school over a decade ago,our RE teacher showed us this video, and I remember thinking 'The travellers shouldn't have been there'. Now I look back and I cannot believe I thought like that. I was a blind sheep trained to think free-thinkers were dangerous or crazy. After reading MaccaBable's ill-informed tripe, I only hope one day he is forced to protect his own family against this kind of attack, then he may become enlightened. The Govt should be here to serve us.

[maccaBable]

They got what they deserved, it was the only way to stop anarchy from spreading.....We cannot tolerate crusty druggy parasites living in vehicles and spreading filth everywhere in the countryside. These kind of people ruin it for us decent folk. They are nothing but dirt that needed to be cleaned up. It is not a free land. Get over it. We all have to conform slightly, move with the times. We have to pay council tax. They were all freaking out on pot, acid and worse!!! lmao Bring back MAGGIE!!!

[KentFreedomMovement]

@maccaBable and then they came for maccabable and noone was left to speakout for him....

[djotter1991]

@maccaBable look what anarchy is before you comment on it dick head !

[bristolcityifcation]

FUCK YOU FASCIST BASTARDS LEGALISED THUGS!! THIS COUNTRY FOUGHT TWO WORLD WARS AGAINST CUNTS LIKE THESE AND NOW THATCHER SENT HER OWN BLACK SHIRTS AGAINST HER OWN PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DIDNT CONFORM TO WHAT HER IDEA OF LIVING WAS MAY THEY ROT IN HELL AND THATCHER THE DAY YOU DIE I WILL REJOICE LIKE BRISTOL CITY WON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE !!VIVA LA LIBERTY !!

[berniebaby6]

I was there... I want to catch up with some good friends, if your reading this peeps... get in touch .

[jimmyska4]

@berniebaby6 Brave people. Never give in!

[ROCUNTA]

@rubyhorse66 they went straight from you to us, Thatcher's Britain, and we're still waiting for the celebratory wake!

[rorschac0112]

Thatcher's Britain in all its glory, soon unfortunately to be Cameron's .

[TitchesYerhh]

@rorschac0112 five months ago you said this. extreme police brutality at dale farm. now rubber bullets pre approved for peaceful demo. more than fucking unfortunate/

[morkthehat]

26 years on and these pics still make me so angry.

[rubyhorse66]

1983 did it for me during the miners strike, l will never trust coppers after what me n my family went throu

[rubyhorse66]

this is nowt new, miners strike 1984, us in the north east will never ever forget the suffering the police did to us then

[freefoodification]

facist bastards.... been at war with them ever since this day and will continue to be so till the day i die

[MerlinWarhand2012]

You cannot watch this and not say "You bastards!"

[ClintDuza]

and the police wonder why the public don't trust them and fucking hate them... Only recently got into the levellers when my tutor recommended them and I have to say they are fucking brilliant!

[24435155]

Never gave the Levellers much time until i saw them last night at the o2 academy in Brum (17-3 2011)----ladies and gents ---i am soooo fukin converted---wot a night,supported by the wonderstuff---great night all round

[Jazeanano]

fucking police brutality, i cant believe how bad this is. They didn't even try to reason with them they just smashed their homes and beat them up, i agree with s3x on that one, coppers back then were cunts who just liked the feeling of power and importance

[maskiflynn]

no one gives a fuck about the cja anymore because the anti-cja at the time had no progress today is the edl read and weep

[s3xOnTheBeach1]

coppers back then were fuckin basterds

[banditdave1200]

@s3xOnTheBeach1 At least they could spell Bastard.

[s3xOnTheBeach1]

@s3xOnTheBeach1 wot i Did not here youw

[NaJa0283]

@s3xOnTheBeach1

They still are...



[ironmike1671]

@s3xOnTheBeach1 what you mean back then?always have been always will be.you got to be a bastard to want to be a pig.the ones that mean well are soon corrupted.i remember it well it was my 14th birthday,and i got banged up that day too.

[jonathondangerfield]

'it seems like parties, raves and lazy sunny days are now a crime' no truer words sung or spoken.



[theblackwidow2011]

@pauk182 really good point!!!

[theblackwidow2011]

I think this is shocking! I've been talking to to people who have been involved in this and another that was a police officer (wasn't involved but possibly saw something - can't confirm), all three told their stories! It makes me feel physically sick and sad. Poor poor souls!!

[thepmiester]

BASTARRRRRRRRRD.

[TheWhaj]

I was a part of the convoy but left prior to the battle of the beanfield because I knew it would end badly, preceeding this event we were total animals , attacking police, burning their vehicles, taking over service stations and climbing on families tables and eating their food, it was anarchy and time and time again the police stood by and let us, it was disgusting, yes innocent people were brutilised at the Beanfield, but ieven I accept it had to be stopped.

[SkyBluPinked]

@TheWhaj  Who, when and where?

[TheWhaj]

@SkyBluPinked That's the way it was, Anarchy

[SkyBluPinked]

@TheWhaj But you didnt answer my question. I think you are lying.

[bekyteckno]

@TheWhaj well said! there was disgusting behaviour on all sides

[TheWhaj]

@bekyteckno Yeah if you cant take it dont give it, the masses went back to their home lives with mummy and never done anything wrong again, thats the trouble with masses, the little person can hide in the masses, it was OUR fault, for example we was taking sites for festivals and robbing everything in site, abusing people, Burning police vans, stealing buses and burning them, obnoxious anarchy was the flavour, it was pathetic really.

[stephja1]

@TheWhaj You are Thatcher's sockpuppet and I claim my £5!

[acidtwist]

@TheWhaj i've never heard this side of the story, my friend that i know from free parties , his truck was torched in front o fhim, and he is one of the most people people i know.......so surley not every one was like that??

[TheWhaj]

@acidtwist Free Festivals yeah ... I was one of the hardcore, no not everyone was like that but a lot were, and a lot more were the smiling encouraging masses that adulated the extreme in some. I could tell you stories tat would make your toes curl,, Anarchy , Acid, and unwashed hairy women,,recipe for aggression I'm afraid .

[FrogyMX21]

Alot of people got their views from the media coverage only seeing 1 side of the story.. as people still do today, their knowledge and life comes from the tv! i wasnt there but ive met a few people on the convoy, they have a great way to live and hate haters, but theres some that treat everyone like they are shit on their shoes thinking im better than u because i think im free and they are the same people that just did it cus it was cool and all the real nice people off the convoy suffered!

[matdelta1]

i fucking hate pigs

[Richmond1966]

Beating up hippies.

Is there a greater or more noble sport?

[nobberING]

@Richmond1966

midget throwing?

[pwalker1989]

@Richmond1966 lmao you are a joke

[pwalker1989]

@Richmond1966 lmao you are a joke

[CoyoteLeiWe]

Freedom

[debbzev]

twat thats no excuse!

[debbzev]

makes me sick everytime!

[3MinuteWarning90]

I wonder if the 2 dislikes are from police officers who were there...

Still, great video & love The Levellers...

[jumpswaffy]

Couldve helped them!!

[jumpswaffy]

The police were awesome, I wish I couldn't helped them

[kpuc1973]

this wouldn't happen these days. too many snotty kids know their rights, but not how to behave.

[rubyhorror]

@kpuc1973 everybody knew their rights then too .. . hence it being such a fuking disgrace on the part of the ''law''

[kpuc1973]

@rubyhorror or the "law" was less afraid of those not prepared to follow it, pay taxes, or live normally. good old days look at the recent student protests in london, not enough police and far too few truncheons hence the misbehaviour.



[rubyhorror]

@kpuc1973 LIVE ''NORMALLY'' ??? who the hell can judge who should , or how we should live .. and where does your standard of normality sit ? most of the police who get set on these protests are antagonistic , start the fights themselves and are like angry bulldogs before anything has happened & dont know how to behave themselves . so how the hell would the kids ?

[kpuc1973]

@rubyhorror Normality is what is what is within the boundaries of what is socially acceptable at a certain time in history.

I'm not sure moving onto someone else's land. not working, refusing to pay taxes, but always remembering to claim benefits comes within the realms of normal at anytime.

Though like your comment "...most of the police who get set on these protests are antagonistic ...." it may just be a generalisation.

The kids learn the most from their parents, not strangers.

[aliencheesemaker]

@kpuc1973 Moving onto an unused area of land is victimless crime, and so shouldn't be a crime at all. Granted, those who can work, should work, and pay taxes, since it undermines the point of benefits and taxes. However, this in no way justifies atrocities like Operation Solstice. I believe the Nazi party imprisoned gypsies and vagrants because they weren't "socially useful" - I believe we're more civilised than that.

[kpuc1973]

@aliencheesemaker A very naive comment. It is not a victimless crime, the victim is the landowner. More scpecifically here, the intention of the ban was to protect an ancient monument for future generations.

There is no connection between evicting squatters and the Nazi party's crimes against humanity. To suggest so lessens their crime and the victims' suffering.

It is nice that you told us your beliefs, however, Stalin, Pol Pot and 1990s Balkans etc tell us we are not that civilised.

[aliencheesemaker]

@kpuc1973 The majority of the damage done to the stone was by Victorian tourists, and second is natural weathering. If there is a genuine concern that more damage could take place, it should be voiced, but not with the swing of a truncheon.

And you're incorrectly grouping libertarian views with socialist ones. Yes, I have socialist views, same as Pol Pot and Stalin. My views are more "free". Closer to the likes of Gandhi.

And squatters: If they do no harm, there's no loss to anyone

[kpuc1973]

@aliencheesemaker The truncheon came after the weeks of announcements not to go there and after the police close roads and tried to turn the travellers back.

If people won't listen/obey the law...

Of course squatters do harm, they deprive the owner of the use of their property.

I understand your attraction to socialism, but it doesn't work when people are involved. You like sharing other's property, I'm not sure you'd share yours as willingly, certainly less so if you were wealthy.

[aliencheesemaker]

@kpuc1973 If people won't listen/obey the law... Beat the shit out of them... Of COURSE

And squatters take residence in properties that are bought for investment purposes. Buy a house. Make a few upgrades. Sit on it for a bit, sell for a profit. Usually they're not even renting it out. Not using it at all.

And I'm open to sharing my property, especially if I'm not using it.

[kpuc1973]

@aliencheesemaker Please do not put words in my mouth. It's certainly not what happened last week with the silly student protests now is it. But police without batons or shields would be less than useless in that scenario.

Are you saying property is theft now? Your statements of "usually.." are sweeping generalisations and do not apply to most cases. what's wrong with owning more than one house, renting it, or if you can afford it keeping it?

should the rich have their money nationalised?

[aliencheesemaker]

@kpuc1973 I'm afraid this debate serves no logical function. You are dead set in your assertions, as am I. We could continue like this forever, but it'd drift to the point of being entirely unconnected to the actual video. I respect your beliefs. You certainly form an argument correctly and are sure you're correct. However, going this way, it will never end, and the comments will be full of our rantings

[kpuc1973]

@aliencheesemaker Well I enjoyed crossing swords verbally with you. I respect your views which do have some allure. But the weak point from my perspective is that people are inherently selfish (hence the failure of communism). That does not mean that capitalism is much better of course as we are seeing now.

Your views may change slowly, as have mine

I am slightly tickled by your concern of filling up the comments squatting here in endless cyberspace, but real space is ok

agree, kill it

[couchpotato43]

@kpuc1973 no the rich should be fucking executed ,,how much is enough ,unless we start to live in balance with this planet and take what we need instead of what we want we are all fucked ,,we have destabilised the entire eco system of the whole planet and for what we are mostly miserable we are being enslaved into debt and the food we eat is fucking plastic ,,if you think the world and people are going in the right direction then your a fucking idiot open your eyes you prick

[kpuc1973]

@couchpotato43 thanks for posting, however I had a reasonable exchange with someone quite intelligent who holds an opposing view to me.

Quite refreshing and then you joined in with rubbish lettered with the F word

Still it's better than the rubbish you posted to some other victim of your acid tongue. "...shut up you anal cunt ,,the world would be a boring place without cunts like this ,,we are a very diverse species get your head out of you arse..."

What a charming little troll you are

[couchpotato43]

@kpuc1973 so what fuck you

[couchpotato43]

@kpuc1973 FUCK OFF

[kpuc1973]

@couchpotato43 Inspired!

That's exactly what I was saying to you, but without using the foul language.

Interesting comments from others you've trolled:

"Faceless and soulless troll you are, blocked."

"You are a twat.A blocked twat."

And my favourite, which shows you are a random troller making irrelevant comments...

"Hi your comment about my vidieo I don't understend I have just cooking vidieos"

You must be unemployed...

[s3xOnTheBeach1]

@kpuc1973 three words your a prick

[DSXmachine]

Do everything in your power to put an end to police unions. These people don't deserve lobbying power.

[mdkberry]

I was there. If you are interested in it have a read of my account about it - wattpad.com/641493-the-battle-­of-the-beanfield

[kiaganga]

just the start of nwo on public freedom!!weakened by the supermarket lifestyle the natzi reigime is a work making slaves for the future taking your cash to pave the way !

[Spraycando]

The Earl of Marlborough was really sound about it. He was on our side.So were the majority of the locals. Blah blah I wuz there etc. Blah blah.

[MINISTRYOFPUNK1977]

Back in the day the Levs meant something,sold out now though

[FMTCH]

Good to see a great British institution from the fields of Wiltshire to the streets of London during ths Stormont demo sad inadequate men bullying attacking and killing members of the public

[bonghitt]

BASTARDS!!!

[cruyffianslip]

Life on the road.... under the last Tory government!

New Labour wasn't big on returning people's rights to live an alternative lifestyle..

The next Labour administration should commit to allowing folks to live the peaceful life they choose......

[wornpick1]

This is why I will be, and remain a Leveller. Too many friends were there to convince me otherwise.

[skumma]

sing this out loud at least once a week

[chaosuk75]

Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy.

[rorybowskill]

the only correct response to this is a hog roast,

RIP pc Blakelock & WPC Yvonne Fletcher.....Serves you right for being members of an organisation made up of Fascist CU*TS.

[kpuc1973]

@rorybowskill you are a disgrace.

"...the only correct response to this is a hog roast,

RIP pc Blakelock & WPC Yvonne Fletcher.....Serves you right for being members of an organisation made up of Fascist CU*TS...."

You'd be the first whining like a stuck pig if you were mugged, burgled or suffered racial abuse.

To p!ss on two murdered people's memory is shameful

shut your gob.

[rbolapornostar]

excellent work by the police.

[1811po]

@rbolapornostar wanker

[FitoDauber]

fucking police...is the same in the whole world...just a SHIT

[button1943]

unbelievable exept that i have seen these things happen

[mossandy1]

This country is not a free country when you cant live how you want. And this is still going on today . bastards

[mossandy1]

This country is not a free country when you cant live how you want. And this is still going on today . bastards

[lauralushy]

check this out!!!

[yuryiodizadebee]

one could easily understand the travellers attacked on the beanfield habouring extreme bitterness towards the police to this very day. this was a wicked act of uncontrolled violence againts defenceless people, the police should be ashamed.

[mcdinkity]

1985 and the brutal tory goverment

[goodbadugly654]

I can remember when the NATS turned up at Castlemoreton in Worcs. Thousands of them who brought a crimewave and chaos. They left tons and tons of litter, dead pets, vehicles, needles and human excrement. NIMBY! You must remember that the NATS were challenging society and the govt. They were told not to go near the stones but they did anyway, had to expect a reaction. I think the police over -reacted. What would have happened had they been allowed?

Great track though...

[sikmagpie]

@goodbadugly654 Really pal I Was There For 3 days After the Injunction Cleaning up and I Certainly Didn't see any Dead Pets!And the vehicles your talking about I think yo'ull find They were Left Cos the Police had Placed Prohibition orders on them!

[goodbadugly654]

@sikmagpie Ohhh, maybe it was a different Castlemoreton then!! So the Police are blamed for the vehicles as well then? Those vehicles were not even remotely roadworthy- it's the same law for us all.

What those dole- bludgers left was more or less a toxic waste dump. My point was the perhaps my experience of the NATs isnt so great!

[neilrobertt]

(good vid by the way)

[neilrobertt]

FUCK THE POLICE

[wornpick1]

Some of friends were there. Exactly as described. I still cry when I see the footage.

[llainm]

Quite possibly one of the most sickening pieces of footage I have ever seen. Makes me feel sick to be of this country.

And STILL we dont have decent access to the stones.

But we do have a lovely great big fence around the whole field!!! Yipppeee

[zippy386]

Rise up children of the stars & don't allow people who have no right cause to stop you exercising your freedom to gather at places of your heritage. Stand up & claim your rights because we need the stones & the stones need people. The struggle goes on. Omni Padmi ohm

[jimyjag]

its f**kin unbelievable what went on only 20 or so years ago,it would never happen these days because everyone has a camera,the police(state) that was thatchers britain was not a happy place.People were trying to find a space that wasnt shirt and tie conformist and when they did they were beaten into submission.Thankfuly there were some who had the courage to cary on and i thank those people for that,as they paved the way for the rest of us to enjoy the space and sounds that now cary us 4ward

[peaceman1234567]

To be honest,even though they dished out rough treatment the hippies would`ve been warned not to go near the stones and chose not to heed the warning then they barged in,still out of order treatment though.

[teamskyfans]

the whole point is they where told they could not go forward towards the stones, they where also told they could not go back the way they came. They where given nowhere to go.

[peaceman1234567]

I have respect for the Police force today but they were pigs back,some of them still are.

[CelticReject]

And they give these bastards tazers!

[CelticReject]

would be soldiers who are to fuclking thick for the army, This was there chance to be a he man.

[jaypauldini]

this sort of thing used ot happen alot when the tories werein power

[MrPhilthen]

NEVER 4GIVE

[chaimke7]

stones for the people

[hanga73]

why?

[riverpikey]

caydius- bitchin and moaning does work, why the hell do you think that the stones are open to the people at solstice now!!! behind closed doors there hav been many meetings ect over the many years. i hope that the outcome for "the big green gathering"is what you want, but i assure you behind closed doors a lot of bitchin will be going on to get it reinstated for 2010 !!!!

[riverpikey]

stonehenge was left to the people of this country by the land owners many years ago, unfortunatly english heritage decided to take control and make quite a lot of money from it.they put the fences up(razor wire at one point !!!), and they started charging entry to the stones, now lets see, if an organization took over your church, put up fences and then started charging you to worship wouldnt it make you just a tad upset !!!!!!

[v74Bvdmp]

I think they should use Stonehenge as a 'new' new age' sacrifice centre. Imagine if you will hundreds of the 'UB40' brigade and i don't mean the fans of UB40, I am talking about the "signers on' who not only don't want to work but spend all of the taxpayers money on special brew, roll up fags and skunk, not to mention that they smell like skunks. So let's give them what they want: a Stonehenge revisited. Imagine the savings on dole we would make. First off those who refuse to write correcty

[hellbenttexasman]

@v74Bvdmp: Be careful what you wish for. You have an extra apostrophe in your first sentence, missing commas in your second sentence, a quotation mark/apostrophe mismatch in your second sentence, a comma splice in your second sentence, a missing comma and missing full stop in your final sentence. Will you be first in the queue at the altar?

[redtail12345]

what sort of country are we living in for this to happen to innocent people who are just trying to live a peaceful life away from the sociaties bulls**t.

[38silvermoon]

shocking, disgraceful behaviour from an organisation set up to protect the people. it does not inspire confidence

[AberavonAbstractics]

as jack kerouac said.." its 1 line of crime,and 9 of boredom"..for .police with they taxpaid for big cruisers,bothering a guy who just wantsa make a small fire and eat his beans in nature..

[v74Bvdmp]

why are you suprised. See what they did to the miners. Evidently they don't like people who drop out take drugs sign on and dont look for a job. Same in any country

[tranmer3]

they had to keep in practice of battering the population somewhere, brightlingsea followed

[tranmer3]

OOOOOH Quoting `Thatcher whilst she lives !! How Right on lol!!

[kamadly]

with protection like who needs terrorest its a fucking discrace

[PeteJones100]

fucking police, theyre sposed to be there to protect people but time after time we see them acting like thugs beating up innocent people who happen to disagree with the system.

"two new requirements for anyone wanting to join the police: intelligence and decency. who knows, it could work, it certainly hasnt been tried yet" - George Carlin

[Yogisadhu]

Up yours I was there mate,free festival no trouble and cop thugs and big brother Britain,George Orwell here it is,

stuff you.

and if you have a problem lets meet up.Fascist.

[Caydius]

Stonehenge this year was a fucking joke "earth lovers" my fucking ass. The police should have fucking done it again to stop how badly thoes fucking hippys trashed the land.

I got nothing against what they stand for, infact I wish we were still allowed to go up close to the stones, but the cunts that trashed the grounds this year are EXACTLY the reason we get shit taken from us.

The police over reacted here, but at the end of the day there WAS a 4 mile exclusion zone that they went into.

[tranmer3]

CAYDUIS-SHAME

[Caydius]

Why? do you deny that Stone Henge was not trashed last year by all the litter? These so called hippies that spend their days bitching about the battle of bean-field, and then they set an example like that?

What the fuck message are they even trying to send? Give us what we want, so we can treat it like shit.

Stone Henge is a fantastic piece of Neolithic history, something that gives us an insight into their lifestyle. Dosn't help if you retards jump around every year leaving all your shit.

[tranmer3]

The more I see this I wonder just what you see Caius??? Can you follow lyrics? If so whats to dispute?? Pollice doin the kickin on A cult of society a great thing where You live is it?? Feeble response of "lets protect the Sones is absurd, GET REAL!!

[v74Bvdmp]

why can't you hippies learn to write correctly in English? That is the biggest disgrace of all. Art or good English for that matter, is not the reserve of ' the suits'. it just indicates that you are unable to reason in a coherent manner. Or perhaps it's caused by all the drugs you take to 'enhance' your mental state?

[tranmer3]

You superior swine! Did mummy not feed you?

[MySidesHaveSplit]

The written word usually involves capital letters after full stops and at the beginning of sentences.

[Caydius]

Yes I can follow the lyrics, and yes obviously I know what the lyrics are saying,but so the fuck what?

You think because a band says it its an undesputable issue? I don't agree with the meaning of this song, I think they are spreading more anger and hate towards a politcal system that is no longer in place.

And whilst I would say it was an unfortunate piece of our history, they DID break the law, they did take down fences to get there. hell, if they broke my fence, I would want blood.

[tranmer3]

ok so you don`t agree with the lyrics however there was unecessary violence that day, fact, which makes me wonder what you would be wanting to do to someone who broke your fence? & really the "against the law.." bit doesn`t hold much substance as I`m sure you like me break laws all day long without heavy handed attack. Anyway its a great song methinks & was interesting period guess we`ll have to disagree then. Check out Castra below.

[Caydius]

Well I was on staff for "The Big Green Gathering" this year, which as you may or may not know, was forced to surrender it's licence to the police 2 days before the festival, causing, understandably, a lot of anti-police attitudes going around.

Thing is, as the staff, the last thing we wanted was for people to show up anyway, as we knew it would do NOTHING to help the situation, the police set up exclusion zones etc and we urged people to stay away.

[Caydius]

It was because of this that we have a hope for the festival to happen again, I am a firm believer that whilst government rule may not always be the best, there really is no gain to be had from btiching and moaning about it.

It may not have been a "pleasant" experiance, but by deliberatly defying the government, they sought to undermine their authority. Something that you should know about authority, it can NEVER afford to be undermined.

[tranmer3]

I DO see your standpoint & ta 4 clarifying.

[sniperfish]

I think there can be gain in bitching and moaning about it, just as long as action is used as well. Obviously action should be legal, unless absolutely necessary. In any case it shouldn't be immoral, hurting people and the like. It may not always work, but otherwise, it would be effective dictatorship. I'm a firm believer that the importance of the goverment is grounded in the fact that we have a part to play in it, and it is subject to our scrutiny and input.

[badong28]

@Caydius breaking fences and breaking people are two very different crimes. By your logic of escalation what do you propose should have been done to the police?

[Caydius]

@badong28 Nothing, crime followed by justice and that is where the track ends. It's just hyped up because half assed "religious" belifes of the hippies are involved.

I wouldn't mind this argument if everyone wasn't so misinformed about the purpose anyway. Why does Stone Henge matter to you people? Have you ever considered, and I mean REALLY considered what the purpose of it was in the first place?

[lordc0ntyb0ll0cks]

this is a lesson people dont Ever trust the police no matter who they are i will find them

police brutality, service with a smile

[ThirdEyeOpen123]

i only wish i started listening to this band earlier in life... the age of 14 just isnt good enough, 3 years later and i still love them. may their music and messages never die.

[uramentalist]

Hey hey now, can't you see

There's nothing here that you can call free...

Not much changed now, has it?

Thanks for posting...lest we forget 'n all that :)

[permaveg]

This is what happens when your believed idea of democracy and choice of how you would like to live your life is put to the test, they refused to be part of the system,the system attempted to irradicate them. The levs are a fine antidote for todays image,cash obsessed groups,artists ,etc. paraded in front of us daily.

[paulkinrade]

and what are the lev's about now a days? I've been a fan for many ears and find tht the boys have become a 'cash obsessed' band!! it's been a long time and i guess people forget! lets not eh?

[bladezgame]

sure they have made alot of money but they are still about what they were about when i was born in 1994(when i first became a fan.the day i was born)

[bladezgame]

they are not cash obsessed, they make money from what they enjoy doing, playing music and giving messages, advising on the situation.

[DIZZYHATS]

very good and shocking video i had seen sum footage of the beanfield b4 but not as much as this. it is a very effective video well done!

[LipGlam96]

:( xx it makes me soo angry and upsett

[Any1else]

Nicely done dimspace. This is the song which got me into The Levellers.

About the video, someone remind me. Which ones were the criminals?

It still makes me angry.

[castra58]

Scary memories of a crime against defenceless human beings. Did anyone actually call the head of Wiltshire police a liar at the time, after his version of events? They have now..

The live version from the Lev's still sends shivers down the spine when I hear it live.

[dimspace]

it does me, probably still my favourite levs song, its a shame simon seems to have mellowed.. it doesnt carry the same spite as it used to. part of the reason i did this.. just to remind us all what the song was about. Funny, a freind of mine's grandad turns out to have been one of the coppers in charge that day.. made for interesting conversation... :D Was the day the world changed, for a lot of people.