You know, there's no room for arguing that it's a minor problem that doesn't carry a significant risk or that pointing it out involves being inflammatory and exaggerating. All the evidence anyone needs is on youtube. The event is pitch dark, completely overcrowded, raucous and totally beyond anyone's control so of course it's full of risk and shouldn't be run as it is being run. I've just been watching footage from last year - a drunk climbing on top of an upright, repeatedly jumping from one upright to another and dancing on top of the lintols while hundreds of people cheered him like he was a hero (and some of them booing when the police led him away) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87uAVtTTDj8
If EH can prevent that sort of thing, and worse, then fine. Otherwise, it's maladministration and the taxpayer is entitled to object.