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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

‘Reminder we are all humans’: Glastonbury’s Terminal 1 shows dark side of arriving in UK

A Terminal 1 sign with people standing in front.
Emblazoned with the old sign from Heathrow’s Terminal 1, the new area had a long line outside it on Saturday morning. Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP

You approach a desk and are met by two stern immigration officials. A line of instructions and questions are barked at you: “Stand shoulder to shoulder”; “Look me in the eyes”; “Are you British?”

This is the welcome visitors receive at Terminal 1, a new area at this year’s Glastonbury festival ran by artists who are all migrants and which gives attenders a taste of what it feels like to sample British border “hospitality”.

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