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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to end the absurdly low decibel levels that are being imposed on music festivals when only a small, but highly vociferous, minority of residents object. More details
Submitted by Paul Gardner – Deadline to sign up by: 03 March 2009 – Signatures: 426
Music festivals have long been an integral part of British culture, stretching back many centuries. People work hard all year round for that one weekend a year when they can let their hair down and be themselves. Such events are to be encouraged at a time when we are being urged to cut down on foreign travel to cut carbon emissions. It is unreasonable that absurdly low decibel limits can be imposed because a tiny number of residents complain, even when 99% of residents don’t object. The silent majority of non-objectors have paid their council taxes too, so why don’t their views prevail? This is meant to be a democracy. These decibel limits do not just affect overall volume, they have a detrimental effect on sound quality too. People have often paid £150 or more for these tickets, a sizeable chunk of it going to the Government. Some festivals also donate to worthy causes locally and globally. Please get the balance right – only impose limits where a majority of local residents want them.
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