In response to the threats to busking across London, the Mayor and GLA have launched a new busking initiative -#BackBusking campaign which is great news. Last month I attended a Busking Roundtable organised by the Mayor’s office which drew together, in a very positive way, a number of London local authorities and busking campaigners to discuss…
I am pleased to see that the Musicians Union has strongly condemned the actions of Camden Council who have voted to introduce punitive measures against buskers in the borough from early 2014.This means that buskers will have to pay for licences in order to busk and will risk large fines and having their instruments confiscated if they…
By Lord Clement-Jones After last year’s success with getting the Live Music Bill through Parliament and the deregulation of entertainment licensing, I am promoting another Bill to free grassroots arts from burdensome red tape. My Cultural and Community Distribution Deregulation Bill – which will have its second reading in the Lords on Friday – would…
