The Times carries a similar article, but with a slant on a specific problem with Student Union facilities

Times Article

Over the last 25 years I've had the experience of several folk clubs I've attended having to move venues. Most of the moves occured when a landlord decided he didn't want to cater for live music any more. There were a variety of reasons advanced, running from "I've got a more profitable use for the room" through to "I really can't be bothered". I get the impression that the lastest change in the regulations is sometimes being used as a catch-all excuse to cover up that could old "trad" favourite, "I just don't want you here anymore". That the measured impact overall on facilities seems to be broadly neutral (from what Feargal Sharkey said) would appaear to reflect that. The student union specific problem reported certainly looks more economics driven than a regulation effect.