Sir: The Licensing Act 2003 will come into force on 1 January. This Act will place huge bureaucratic obstacles in the way of those who perform or promote live music. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State for Culture is backing legislation that will facilitate the building of casino.

Is it the Government's intention to kill off live music, in order to give people more time to gamble?

MAYNARD HALL

Curthwaite, Cumbria

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