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The magistrate ruling came after noise complaints were raised by Global Radio
Capitalism wins again.
TBF, I can kinda understand people who work in the area not wanting permanent noise pollution (which if you don't enjoy the busking, is what this essentially is).
I would argue that if you work at a tourist hotspot, you know what you're going to get
I would argue that if you work in a coal mine, you know what you're going to get
See how ridiculous that sounds? Health protections are universal for a reason
No, there's a reason bubble bath sells so well in coal mine towns.
So of course banning anything that remotely resembles people having fun is the answer.
Don't put words in my mouth. I said I can understand why people working there don't want it. And why the law is on their side.
And i said it would surely be possible to find better solutions than blanket bans.
Unfortunately
Where I live, there is no restriction (other than the standard policed ones) on using amps etc.
This means on a 500m pedestrianised high-street, every Saturday is 6+ separate people making noise.
It gets unbearable, because while one in ten is actually half decent, the other nine are cranking the backing track up as loud as possible to get some people paying attention.
I don't live in London, but am I correct in thinking that TFL made people do auditions for busking spots on the tube?
That seemed to be a neat way to improve the quality. And did make me laugh the one time I had to wait just outside a station, then realised that the busker was playing the most well known 30 seconds from Wonderwall over and over.
Westminster City Council was ‘left with no choice’ but to enforce the controversial busking ban and has said it’s been put in ‘an impossible position’ as it continues to attempt to strike the right balance for all parties involved.
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