"It's no big deal for most of us here."

I take it "here" is somewhere in England or Wales where you haven't had any problems so far, so far as you personally are aware, Fionn.

It never is a big deal until one day we find it actually affects us.

We've lost two regular sessions locally because of this, one in Stansted (bluegrass), one in Waltham Abbey (English Music).

You've been lucky, and assume your luck will hold if you keep your head down. But if the new legislation goes ahead without safeguards and amendments, you might find the luck runs out sooner than you expect.

What Shambles has been doing plugging away at this is in no sense "spamming". It's useful seeing that letter, and getting understanding of the way even the EFDSS has been frozen out of this stitch-up that is going ahead. But the trouble is ""It's no big deal for most of us here" is a pretty widespread attitude, and explains why they are getting away with it.