CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
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Thanks, but no thanks Oliver Dowden
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's announcement that there'll be visa-free touring for musicians in some European countries is a beyond a joke
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AS A musician and poet accustomed to doing a substantial part of my work in mainland Europe, I’d like to congratulate Oliver Dowden on his much longed-for breakthrough agreement allowing us to tour there visa-free once more.
I don’t want to sound churlish in his moment of triumph but it behoves me to observe that it does, however, miss a few countries out.
Rather a lot, if truth be told. Basically, nearly everywhere, actually.
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