Pianos

Not sure if this takes us further on. If a piano is provided for its usual purpose, music, and there happended to be someone there who could play, coupled with a bunch wanting to sing "Down at the Old Bull and Bush" or whatever, they could sing this spontaneously without attracting the attention of the Licensing Authority, however loudly or out of tune they sang it.

But open up the piano, bring order to it, provide the tune in key, and - serious stuff - providing entertainment facilities.

Isn't it reassuring how the government legislates to save us all from such horrors. Perhaps Howells should have been more involved in the Iraq decision making? Did Blair have the necessary licence in place?