▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁crow ds ▁that ▁they ▁once ▁did , ▁music ▁h alls ▁were ▁better ▁to ▁turn ▁on ▁the ▁records ▁rather ▁than ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁band . ▁A ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁BBC ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁or chestra ▁which ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁M U . ▁The ▁Union ▁asked ▁the ▁Government ▁to ▁get ▁involved , ▁and ▁Rat cl iffe ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁help ▁on ▁this ▁occasion , ▁the ▁BBC ▁agreed ▁not ▁to ▁fire ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁however , ▁from ▁this ▁year ▁on wards ▁they ▁discussed ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁orch est ras . ▁ ▁The ▁launch ▁of ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁P ops ▁meant ▁that ▁view ers ▁were ▁watching ▁live ▁music ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁pay ing ▁nothing ▁towards ▁the ▁artist ▁performing , ▁the ▁Union ▁enfor ced ▁a ▁ban ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁artists ▁had ▁to ▁m ime ▁along ▁to ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁This ▁ban ▁was ▁en force able ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Rat cl iffe ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁Government ▁to ▁push ▁forward ▁the ▁copy right ▁legisl ation ; ▁however , ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁not ▁en sh r ined ▁by ▁law ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Rat cl iffe ▁discussed ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁ret ire , ▁the ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁between ▁three ▁individuals ▁of ▁which ▁John ▁Mort on ▁won . ▁ ▁John