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Taxman
There's a surprise act making more money from the Grassroots levy than any venue, promoter, or artist. Can you guess who the special guest at the party…
Feb 15
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Why the future of grassroots music looks less like a wish-list and more like a grown-up decision
Feb 8
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A Speech for the Annual Report 2025 Launch
That's right fact fans... just for once this column doesn't have an obscure song title as some sort of nerd test before you get to read it. Here's the…
Jan 25
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This is the Modern World
How a seemingly unimportant single sentence in a Government response to a petition tells you everything you need to know about why politics feels so…
Jan 18
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The Sound of Silence
Who public funding works for, who it doesn’t, and why that question keeps getting parked.
Jan 11
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Sunrise
Are we emerging from a long dark night for the grassroots music sector?
Jan 1
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It's (not) the End of the World As We Know It...
...and I feel bruised, hoarse, hopeful, stubborn, optimistic, belligerent, positive, exhausted, inspired, frustrated, motivated, angry and joyful. And…
Dec 21, 2025
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How Soon Is Now?
Business rates, bureaucratic amnesia, and the slow dismantling of live music
Dec 13, 2025
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