yes and Grant got involved in it by calling for a ban in 1998 as I refereered to earlier don't believe me check on google its well documented. Trying to say that cats was wrong because her timing wasn't specific enough for you is is just pedentry.
I used to work for the the Crown Prosecution service on special cases which included among other things "incitment to racial hatred" all cases in Engalnd are dealt with in one office to assure a equality of treatment throughout the country (the same is true of "indecent publication")
I have been to padstow for the the may day celebration and while I ealise that does not make me an expert and I avoided getting involved in the debate specific because a lot of the points I would make have already been made.
Blacking up for guising mumers is not I repeat not Racist while dressing up as black men singing "polly wally doodle or whatever" is at best distatseful and worst Racist.
The issue in england is basically in Padstow mummery OR minstrals.

One thing I can catagorically say without a shadow of a doubt and no hesitation is that cats is not in any way shape or form, by act deed or thought, racist. Cllr