Licensed venues should not be held accountable for personal behaviour when they have been acting professionally, a music night life expert has said.
Alan Miller from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) made the comments in an interview with M following the recent decision by Islington Council’s licensing sub committee to revoke Fabric’s licence.
The club shut its doors following two drug-related deaths and a council decision to review its licence.
This follows a petition launched by one of the club’s resident DJs and promoters Jacob Hustley to save the club which has attracted more than 150,000 signatories to date.
Commenting, Alan said: ‘We do not believe that venues should be held accountable, when they act professionally, for personal behaviour or personal crime, or when people make a decision to do something that sadly ends in their deaths.’
He stated that if there are rogue venues, acting illegally then they need to be shut. However, the majority play a key role in society and communities and need to be valued by the authorities.
Continuing, Alan said: ‘We are not criminals, we’re not running drug manufacturing organisations. We want to make sure this message is heard, that this so-called silent majority of the British public, who go out every weekend, who love going out, are able to do so and not have to go to Berlin, where they just recognised Berghain as being an institution of high art. They should be able to do this in Britain.’
Visit the NTIA website to find out more about their work - and look out for the full interview with Alan.
Alan Miller from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) made the comments in an interview with M following the recent decision by Islington Council’s licensing sub committee to revoke Fabric’s licence.
The club shut its doors following two drug-related deaths and a council decision to review its licence.
This follows a petition launched by one of the club’s resident DJs and promoters Jacob Hustley to save the club which has attracted more than 150,000 signatories to date.
Commenting, Alan said: ‘We do not believe that venues should be held accountable, when they act professionally, for personal behaviour or personal crime, or when people make a decision to do something that sadly ends in their deaths.’
He stated that if there are rogue venues, acting illegally then they need to be shut. However, the majority play a key role in society and communities and need to be valued by the authorities.
Continuing, Alan said: ‘We are not criminals, we’re not running drug manufacturing organisations. We want to make sure this message is heard, that this so-called silent majority of the British public, who go out every weekend, who love going out, are able to do so and not have to go to Berlin, where they just recognised Berghain as being an institution of high art. They should be able to do this in Britain.’
Visit the NTIA website to find out more about their work - and look out for the full interview with Alan.
