{"id":29199,"date":"2018-12-10T21:30:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=29199"},"modified":"2018-12-10T21:30:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:30:20","slug":"the-truth-behind-busking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/the-truth-behind-busking\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth behind busking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Long hours without a break, hundreds of spectators and the uncertainty of not knowing the earnings of the day- are those the difficulties behind busking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of street entertainers perform in the heart of London on a daily basis. However, do we really know the truth behind busking? 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