I would be very pessimistic about the Human Rights agument at least in teh UK courts. I went on a course about Human rights just the other day, and many of the arguments that were beign expected to thrive are beign stamped on by the UK courts - leaving those who wish to rely on tehm to exhaust UK remedies (that means going all the way to the House of Lords) beofre going to the foreign court.

That ain't dylexia, it's just lousy typing and the thought that if I correct too much the machine will (as it still sometimes does) eat the post without sending it.

Does anyone know if the EFDSS has put in a submission? Does anyone deal enough with the government to check, or the EFDSS to ask why the *** not - isn't that what representative bodies are for?

I'll mention it at folk lcub commitee toight and see if the club wants me to say something to the government venues provided.

The other peole who ought to have commented would have been the organisers of all folk festivals - ROchester, Broadstars, and Sidmouth to name just a few, that depend on a "fringe" and amateur performers.