Perhaps the bizarre thing of all is that comedians is exempt in a place that is not licensed for entertainment, so long as they are just telling jokes. But if they break into song, in the same place, with the same audience, in the very same performance, they are breaking the criminal law.

I'm sure if that were put to Kim Howells he would immediately break into one of his "scaremongering" raps, saying it's not true. But in doing so he would be completely ignoring the actual provisions of the Bill.