We seem to be coming together quite nicely. However, I can see no possible circumstance where anyone will bring the European Courts into play in support of a live session, so I am sure that any reference to European Law would be a red rag to certain councillors and offiserd rather than a strengthening of our case.

Furthermore I have seen nothing to justify the suggestion that the original intent of the Bill was to strengthen recorded music and undermine live music. This was certainly a view that was circulated from the start, but has all of the signs of a negociating position rather than fact.

There may be a lot of the Act that could have been more favourable to us, but we gain nothing by casting a lack of unquestioning support for us as positive purposeful opposition, particularly without positive proof of such a malign intent.

Richard