The problem is more that however much we put “our side of the story” across by any media (including this forum and other websites); a balanced view has to include the views of the Police and landowners.
Although I accept Hannah may be more on “our side”; the project would go through a lot of stages of editing and control by people with more power than her.
There have been a few TV documentaries and news reports on the scene already. Seeing people having the audacity to speak out on the media justifying the illegal rave scene is as likely to entrench peoples views and make as many people angry as it is to gain supporters.
in a free country those who disagree with what we do don’t have to listen to us or change their views (particularly if a rave in their area has ever caused them inconvenience or financial loss) and many won’t.
Its like how the Alf Garnett types who still exist today go apeshit when they see a black or Asian person on tellly (particularly a self-confident performer or an activist standing up for what they believe in) and become more determined to vote BNP.
However the people who think the programme is good are the sort who would have supported raves anyway.
These sorts of events have been going on for nearly 20 years and its not as if this scene is that “secret”, all people need to do is type in “free party” or “illegal rave” on UK google and you get straight to this website…
Steve Boulton worked for Granada a few years ago, as editor of World in Action.
Although he may not have been personally involved with the “Acid House” episode of World in Action from the late 80s, WIA made reasonable documentaries and this was also a fairly “balanced” view of the party scene which had interviews with ravers as well as cops.
It was an interesting bit of telly, but it didn’t stop further clampdowns on parties and the CJA being passed (perhaps the opposite)
