i'm refreshing this because it's particularly relevant currently here in the uk- i.e. the PEL debacle.

the stereotyping of FOLK, does, i believe,influence the way that the government legistlates over such matters and also, just as importantly, how the media perceives it.

there's no great national outcry against making it illegal for people to gather to make music & sing in pubs & other public places also for this reason.

i could go on & on.

your comments?