Cross-party support grows for agent of change in UK
Momentum is building in Westminster as Conservatives David Warburton and Ed Vaizey declare their support for John Spellar's bill enshrining venue protection in law
News By IQ | 24 November 2017
Parliamentary support is mounting for a new law in the UK to protect music venues, with two influential MPs – former culture minister Ed Vaizey and the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on music, David Warburton – now having endorsed the proposal.
Industry umbrella group UK Music is spearheading the campaign to have the agent-of-change principle, which would force property developers to take into account the impact of any new scheme on preexisting businesses, such as music venues, before going ahead…
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