Shambles, your situation over there just continues to amaze me with each new thread that unfolds. The idea that your government can block freedom of expression to that extreme degree is just unimaginable coming from the US experience. We have laws about busking in our city, but anyone can get together with as many people as they want to make music, with no license to pay for, at any day or time of their choosing, as long as the owner of the property doesn't object.