"Then there's the regional mags. The local A5-format mags serve a useful but quite different purpose; Folk on Tap is interesting as it's a big glossy mag that covers the whole of the South - more than regional but not national. And there's "Folk Leads" which is uncategorizabe but seems to be doing well."

Don't forget "Stirrings" in South Yorkshire which (discounting my bias as an occasional contributor) contains much journalism that is equal or superior to that in the nationals. On the EDS question, I think there have been many improvements but, like Gavin, I thought the cover of the current issue a bit of a backward step.