https://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2011/wa/wa004/1123_5.pdf

John King comments:Bristol Council's response. Not very interesting, but then again Licensing Officers aren't...

However, Bristol's officers along with many others, with their professional and the LGA Group lobby - are prepared to provide what I could most kindly describe as, somewhat less than impartial advice about these proposals and especially omit to mention the many imposed conditions which currently limit, needlessly deter and currently strangle all forms of live music.

The LGA submission actually tries to place ALL of the blame on the Licensing Act, claiming that it does not allow council enforcement to be flexible. It is the very flexible and variable interpretations that live music suffers from and which are entirly dependent on where you happen to live.

As can be seen from the nature of the responses - the only thing that they are in agreement about is that the total control of all live music must remain with them and be unchanged. All this of course is disguised as only being a concern for the public's interest. A public that seemingly does not include anyone who makes or appreciates live music.