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I spent a bit of time talking to some proper veterans last year. You know, the sort of chaps who've been every year bar one or two. Universally they say on balance it is better now. Apparently for the 80s and 90s, there were no go areas on site where you likely to get mugged (where the cider bus is now was worst they said). Sounds to me that for long periods in the history of the festival you couldn't truly relax and let go like you can now. There was always an edge of there are people here who aren't entering into the spirit of things.
I'm sure things have gone downhill in other ways but I'm glad that element has pretty much gone.