My answer to the original question is no! I have read the bill and the arguments and it is simply a bad bill. Regardless of the wording and arguemants it is simply wrong to tar all entertainment with the same brush. Folk clubs are NOT rock concerts. Jazz nights are NOT going to attract 10,000 people. Simple. Don't treat them the same. And don't charge people for doing what they have been doing free since time began.

In addition, given that the choice is to believe a polititican (Kim Howells) or believe eminent musicians (Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy), a team of Licensing experts and 60,000 like minded people I know what my chouice would be.

It is, of course, everyones choice to believe what they want. I will be that last peson to say I told you so...;-)

Cheers

Dave the Gnome