If Ewan MacColl didn't write whether it be plays, songs or radio programmes in order to earn a living then it is no surprise that at one stage in his life he wasn't too wealthy.

I had the pleasure of working with many people from inside and outside the far left who were idealists and did work to further the cause but I met none who did not expect to be paid at the end of an evening's work, and I can't think of any that didn't copyright their own material or fail to add 'arranged by' when they performed material in the public domain.

It isn't a crime or a sin to get paid for what you do well.

Hoot