Music legends turn out for agent of change
MPs, peers, artists and music biz pros descended on parliament today to lend their support to the Spellar bill for agent of change, which passed its first reading
News By | 10 January 2018
British artists, politicians and senior music industry figures headed to Westminster this morning in support of John Spellar MP’s bill to enshrine the agent-of-change principle in UK law.
The proposed legislation, announced at Venues Day last October, would require property developers to take into account pre-existing businesses, like music venues, before proceeding with a project, and is backed as a crucial weapon in the fight against venue closures by industry groups such as Music Venue Trust, UK Music and…
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