http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1048239

Chair of the Local Government Association's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, Cllr Chris White said: "Councils already have a strong track record of working with a wide variety of groups to run events which enrich their local communities. We are fully in favour of making it easier for people to hold concerts, plays and public events and we support the aim of making the process as easy, transparent and free from red tape as possible.

When will the embarrassing Mr White finally resign to enable a person with some remaining credibility to replace him?