IMPORTANT / Scrap the 696 petition!

[The_Laughing_Man]

The former singer of punk band The Undertones was specifically addressing MPs about the impact of the 2003 Licensing Act.

He voiced concerns to Billboard.biz about police statements during the passage of the legislation linking music events with crime, and said there has been "inconsistency" with how the Act has been applied across the U.K. Sharkey cited the example of Moonfest, where in August Wiltshire Police used section 160 of the Act to prevent alt-rock act Babyshambles, featuring Pete Doherty, performing at the event.

Superintendent Paul Williams of Wiltshire Police said at the time the band's tendency to "speed up and then slow down the music" could create a "whirlpool effect" and spark disorder. It is believed to be the first time the 2003 Act has been used in such a way.

Everybody sing along now

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

It hurts to set you free
But youll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die

Signed the petition, but what does democracy have anything to do with it.

The poll tax was vehemently fought against.
It went through.
CJA opposed
Went through

We get the government we deserve.
We voted, democracy is setting us free.