This evening, I had a call from Jonny Walker. I was quite surprised at how quickly he'd gotten back to us but he seemed very positive about working with us and I think he'd be a great interviewee as he has working in busking for 7 years in Liverpool and through the discussion on the phone I learned that he has been in discussions with Liverpool City Council about the proposed busking legislation as they are keen to try to make the policy work for them. I gleaned that the issue with these new policies wasn't so much about being charged but more about the restrictions that might be put on buskers.
I am more enthusiastic about working with Jonny since the conversation but there may be one issue that causes us to not be able to interview him. He is only really available on the Thursday as he doesn't live in Liverpool and travels to work there - he hadn't been planning to work in Liverpool but has said he could arrange to work there that weekend so we could get our interview. If he did this, it wouldn't cause him too much disruption but to do it on Tuesday would be extremely difficult as he would have a long way to travel and would need compensating for his expenses which we aren't really in a position to provide. Jonny said he was still interested in working with us on the Thursday if we could do that. Therefore, a discussion with the group and our tutors will be needed to see if this is viable. I am really hopeful that it is because I think Jonny's input will be perfect for the documentary considering his involvement and background.
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