and still is ....

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.music.folk/BUewf4HUPZE

"The governments plans to tighten up on illegal folk singing and morris dancing on licence premises is already with us. Plain clothed Police will be diverted from other duties such as investigating house breaking, armed robberies etc. in order to stop folkies engaging in their disturbing illicit activities."

And this stupidity is still current.

SB