UK Government Restricting Live Shows?

[Shaun Ponsonby]

I received this message today, does anybody know what the fook its on aboot?

"This dropped into my inbox today and I felt strongly enough about it to
go to the Number 10 website and register my vote! Briefly, our wonderful government (UK) has recently passed legislation that has put more restriction on the performance of live music everywhere from pubs to schools. There are now fewer places for up-and-coming bands to play than ever. This is just another nail in the coffin of live music in this country. Please take a look at the petition and sign it if you live in the UK. It takes about 10 seconds.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/licensing/

Please keep reposting this. With the power of internet we can now have a say in these ridiculous proposals."

[binnie]

WHAT!!!!

Bastards: softy, liberal, health and safety failures that want to make everybody else's lives as miserable as there's.

Basically, 10 years from now live music is going to be in real trouble.

And what harm does it cause.

Please, someone explain?

[Hardrock69]

Man, if I were a Brit I would be rallying everyone for open revolt!!!

Like fer instance, you cannot own a car now unless you have a MANDATORY GPS TRACKING DEVICE!!!

You think Big Brother is getting bad in the US....the UK is already a FASCIST FUCKING POLICE STATE!

[Shaun Ponsonby]

The petition says...

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations. "

[jharp84]

Easy Fix! Give me the gun! I'll do the job!! READ BETWEEN THE LINES! TROOPS COME HOME PREZ DEAD! WAR IN IRAQ OVER! VAN HALEN REUNION TOUR TO START IN WASHINGTON D.C

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Is this a list of things that seems will never happen?

[jharp84]

fUCK THE COCKSUCKERS!! if EDDIE DOES NOT DO THIS GIG i'm OFF TO MAJIC MOUNTAIN TO PULL THE FUCKIN VAULTS APART AND COPY TO THE FANS!!! fucK ALL ELSE SEND THEM TO IRAQ IF THEY ARE BITCHING! send CORRUPT 60-80 YEAR OLD MUDDAFUCKIN POLS- WHO FUCKIN RAPED AND STOLE ! i'LL BE THE JUDGE!!

[BITEYOASS]

Fuckin eh', I say start a giant moshpit in trafalgar square, storm parliament and then have Tony Blair locked in a pranger for several day than throw him in the tower of London.

[Atomic_Rob]

Is this anything to do with the £10,000 live music license the government wanted a little while back? Even for small pubs and stuff like that?

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Perhaps.

Its fookin' ridiculous. License to play music? If you want to play, you should just be allwoed to fookin' play.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Man, if I were a Brit I would be rallying everyone for open revolt!!!

Like fer instance, you cannot own a car now unless you have a MANDATORY GPS TRACKING DEVICE!!!

You think Big Brother is getting bad in the US....the UK is already a FASCIST FUCKING POLICE STATE!

You are misinformed.

There is talk of bringing in a road charging system based on GPS in 10 years or so because all the roads are so congested with traffic.

[Reverberator]

I'm glad i'm a Paki.

[binnie]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Perhaps.

Its fookin' ridiculous. License to play music? If you want to play, you should just be allwoed to fookin' play.

Yep, you'd think so wouldn't you.

"Tonight in the pub: no entertainment, and no smokin"

Let the party begin....

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Next thing you know, they'll shove the drinking age up to 21, and 14-17 year olds will stop trying to get served.

[binnie]

Y'know, I can actaully see that happening...