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Thread #86679   Message #1700815
Posted By: Folkiedave
23-Mar-06 - 06:32 AM
Thread Name: Affected by The Licensing Act 2003
Subject: RE: Affected by The Licensing Act 2003
I was watching BBC breakfast morning news this AM - it comes on at a civilised hour in Spain because we are an hour later (!!).

There was a piece about how music was being used to entertain patients at the Royal Hospital London, a harp and a guitar. It got their blood pressure down and was clearly therapeutic.

Now I would like to suggest that his could be regarded as regulated entertainment and thus licensable, and I do remember cases like these being put forward asthe sort of stupid thing that could happen if the bill went through in the form it eventually did.

There is an easy get-out for the hospital/licensing authority, (We was not entertaining the patients guv, we was treating them) but once again the absurdities of this act are exposed.

Anyone else see it?

Dave