Good News For Buskers

Subject: Good News For Buskers
From: Dick The Box
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 04:46 AM

BBC News story this morning here about old laws to be repealed. They include one from 1839 requiring street musicians to leave the area if required to do so by irritated householders. Doesn't say anything about morris dancers though......

Subject: RE: Good News For Buskers
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 04:54 AM

Unfortunately they need an entertainment licence instead... and a safety case, £10000000 of third-party insurance, and a permit signed by the Chief Rabbi, the Pope and George Bush.

Subject: RE: Good News For Buskers
From: GUEST,The Barden of England at work
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 09:05 AM

GUEST,PMB - There's no such thing as an entertainment licence any more (well not here in England). What is needed is a premises licence which includes a licenceable activity, and stupid as it may seem this does apply to the streets. Mad or what!!
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good News For Buskers
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 12:55 PM

'An 18th Century law aimed at preventing servants from organising "inside job" burglaries is to be repealed as part of a clean-up of obsolete legislation.'

so now the law is to be repealed does this mean that servants can now organise "inside jobs"? Just asking......

Charlotte (that well-known second-story woman)