Mc Grath - people who are not directly involved maybe "naive" - but a well presented document "from the house" pointing out only the "good points" of the proposals, ridiculing outlandish remarks made, and supporting their own claims with relevant sections of the exemptions - all this supported by the person's own MP is a very powerful weapon!

Let's not forget many of the things that are being quoted as being effected by the proposals are already happening illegally (without a required license) e.g. Morris Dancing, carol singing, sing arounds in pubs (without a license)etc. and although I feel this would be the ideal opportunity to exempt such activities - they are not an argument that they are being introduced in the new proposals.

NB I am not in favour of all the proposals, the underhanded way that the government is dealing with the complaints, and will continue to do everything I can to resolve the situation by whatever legal means I can - just pointing out that the governments dealing with request to MPs to sign EDM 331 IS having an effect on recipients of the letters - naive or not.........

Pete