Scunthorpe MP calls for people to take part in Parliament music competition

“Now I've heard it all !! Is this what we are paying MP's for? Most people in well paid jobs have had to work their way up - how on earth can they run the country when they have not served some kind of apprenticeship ? Answer is - "not very well"". Despite all their predictions and promises, the current government has made no inroads whatsoever in improving the state of this country. In fact - it is worse !”

“Just one successful band of just 3 or 4 people can result in the employment of 100's of people.

Think of all the people and trades involved session musicians, managers, sound and studio engineers, producers, road managers, roadies, riggers, electricans, haulage and logistics. PR, festival co-ordinators, security firms and catering. That's not including all those employed in the running of the music venues big and small or producing the merchandising (T-Shirts, CD's, DVD's, Caps, badges, Keyrings and Posters etc)

And lets not forget the people who made the instruments, sound equipment,mixing desks, leads and cables, amplifiers, speakers and lighting rigs.

Making a living in the music industry is no different to any other employment. And is just as viable a route out of poverty and into employment as any other. Right now there are hundreds of young people travelling up and down the country in bands trying to make a living through their own skills and talents. They should be supported in exactly the same way as any other business.”

“Of course dealing with the state of the nation, families struggling to meet energy costs, the threat of unemployment, poverty, home repossession, the further disabling of the Disabled and "Oh how will we be able to meet the billions needed for those poor people in those poor countries (that just happen to buy loads of British made munitions) and the poor and suffering MEPS's .. plus the matter of the desperately needed 32% wage increase MP's so CLEARLY need? I have no idea how Mr Dakin finds he time to squish in a Band audition. Rock On !!!”

“Full support JohnJohn2011 , What are they thinking off , Should be putting the country right not playing record promoters or critics , Do the job we pay you for looking after the interest of the people of this country try and get this right .”

“A panel of experts will select the finalists chosen from a pool chosen by non experts? ... doesn't exactly seem the right way to go about things. Every national music/talent competition in the country has an auditioning & elimination process except this one. Not exactly procedural”

“What Dakin and his chums in the HOC should be doing is worrying about the topic over the page (Families across Yorkshire and the Humber struggle to meet housing costs) and not try to take our minds off the real issues affecting many people by trying to play at been music talent judge. He should get on with work that we want him to do and what we pay him to do, preferably they should fill in a time sheet like most of the UK working age population so that we can see how much they actually achieve.”

“"Nic Dakin will nominate his favourite entry from the six categories."

Why??

Why can't he put all the tracks on his website and let the public decide? The choice of an old man may not be the same as the choice of a 16 year old girl!

Anyway, he'd prefer something by Lisp. I mean Liszt.”