We also have a moderately violent semi-riot by a few young hot-headed Sikh yobs. That, if not right and proper, is the nature of the young yob (and Sikh yobs, ike the aboriginal kind, are not averse to a drop of lager).

It is the Government's reaction - or lack of reaction to this latter action, preventing the play - by making it unsafe that is of concern.

Perhaps, if when threatened with closure, the participants of folk music sessions in pubs, were to have taken this course of violent protest action - the Government may have taken steps to ensure these esssions were not prevented by licensing legislation being taken beyond the letter of the law by some local authorities?

I also suspect that had these sessions been a musical activity by a minority group (like the Sikhs) under threat - that this government would have taken the issue a lot more seriously and many perfectly safe pub sessions would not have been prevented for no good reason.