The proposed premises licence will be set and collected centrally, but the interpretation of what is or is not 'entertainment' will still be left in the hands of those whose action and motivation we have come to mistrust.

The Government talk of limiting any conditions set by local authorities to be proportionate etc. but have not specified any teeth to ensure this will happen. As they have been unable (or unwilling) to 'call the dogs off' under current legislation, I fear that the oppression of paritipatory folk activities will continue.