London seems to be leading the way on the latest bout of buearocratic nonsense and form filling.

Form 696 will ensure that pubs give up on live music. The form is discriminatory and an invasion of privacy. Pubs already have enough problems keeping open and the ones putting on live entertainment should be seen as an asset not something to be closed down.

Obviously the entertainment needs to be contained and the rights of neighbours need considering – but the vast majority of pubs offering live entertainment do so with no problems at all. Surely the correct solution is to use licencing powers on pubs that act anti-socially and let us contnue to enjoy live music and entertainment at our pubs.

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