Be fair, Borchester Echo, Howard Jones is not being fatuous. While I personally agree overall with the political views of Seeger, Gaughan, Bailey and Rosselson, I happen to know other people who feel distressed when hearing such views, and even discriminated against. I may not agree with such people, I may even think that they are silly or oversensitive, but hey, we cannot legislate for people's feelings. In this, Joe Offer is right - it has to be the same sauce for goose and gander, otherwise it can appear as partial censorship driven by personal likes and dislikes.

This (i.e. whether a performer's politics matter if he/she does not preach them, from the stage; and whether it is OK or not to use the stage to expound political messages) is a minefield, and I for one cannot see where a line can be drawn authoritatively and impartially. I know where I would like to draw the line, but I can also see that my arguments for doing so would be mainly driven by my personal opinion.