BTNG said: "My opinion is that they're simply the opposite side of the coin... both trying to gain, without any qualifications, the moral high ground in British culture.".

One is a political party deeply rooted in fascism who attempted (unsuccessfully, it should added) to annex English folk music as part of their political agenda. The other is a broad non-party political coming together of folk musicians, fans and music biz types to let people know about this and to say "no" to it. They certainly aren't two sides of the same coin by any definition.

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Now I'm out of here. The thread is running its predictable course, on both sides of the coin...