As I stated in the other thread, it is the very best time to make a big issue out of it. The issues for folk music are not even a tiny part of this licensing reform and it is up to us to ensure that this serious subject and threat is not used for cheap jokes.

This is only the beginning of the struggle and by no means the end. What measures is Mr Howells introducing to deal with opressive local authorities, in the meantime?

The answers are designed to get our MPs off of their backs. And has happened because of the pressure that many of us have been applying. It is up to us to get more of our MPs pressing them not to ease off.