I feel that Morris is the key to public awareness of the dangers of this legislation. People cannot easily see the admittedly subtle distinction between sessions and conventional pub entertainment. They do however know what Morris is, or rather what it is not.

It may not be edifying to see the way the press treat Morris but Council Bans Morris Dancing is the perfect 'silly season' headline. The public may not understand Morris but see it as a fairly harmless thing and have an affection for it.

A better headline would be Europe Bans Morris Dancing but you can't have everything?