I think my namesake, Shambles, deserves an Order of the Mudcat (silver at least) for his dogged perseverance in the face of bureaucratic jobsworthism. It looks as if the problem is at last getting national attention. In a way, Kim Howell's silly throwaway line has actually got the issue into the press and responses to it can make the more serious substantive points Roger Gall has been trying to get heard.
RtS (singing may not be a basic human right but threats of EC Human Rights legislation in any field immediately worry governments and may have the desired effect)