Well, I haven't used this Blog service for a while but things could change there.

Politics looks a bit different following the tevevised debate and Nick Clegg has accelerated the Lib Dems to 2nd place according to a poll, announced today.

From our point of view that is quite handy, because the Lib Dems are the only party that have promised a small live music event exemption in their manifesto. Lord Clement Jones has said he will raise his Live Music Bill again after the General Election. The more powerful the Lib Dems are the more chance of his Live Music Bill becoming law, Amen !

Sad to see that two long time venues in Manchester are closing, as reported in Music Week.
(http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1040789&c=1)
The owner partly blamed aspects of the Licensing Act. He explained 'the introduction of 24-hour drinking laws meant people no longer left pubs or bars to go on to a live music venue where they needed to pay to get in'.