Sorry - deliberately provocative title, but this requires a broad discussion, with input from our chums over the pond - who might even want to take it up elsewhere.

The Grant Baynham thread contains some important news, and as Anne rightly says it really needs its own title.

It seems Quicksilver (Grant and Hilary) and also Les Barker (and maybe others?) have been denied visas at short notice because they're suddenly not deemed sufficiently Culturally Unique (grief, is that a phrase out of Animal Farm or what?), and have had to cancel tours at short notice, losing money invested in flights, goodwill, income etc etc.

Perhaps I should leave it to those involved to explain...

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I made a slight title change because of remarks that the original title was misleading.
-Joe Offer-