For now, while the case is in court, the music has stopped.

"So the guy was desperate for money and obviously when he went in he thought he was going to trouser a few quid to get through the next few days."Even just to get to the pub that night.

"When it wasn't there, he flipped."Originally from east London, Towns has been antiquarian book dealer for more than 50 years and currently runs Dylans Bookstore in Swansea.He has written several books about the Welsh bard and holds an important collection of his letters, photos and memorabilia.

The outburst in Strand Films was unusual, he argued."He got into trouble when he was drunk, but he was a pacifist in his own way."

Towns said Thomas, who was only 5ft 6in (1.68m), always said he was above average height "for Wales".

"He knew he was small, but if a big soldier came in and started being jingoistic he would challenge them and get thrown out on his backside," he said.Before Brexit more young people from the EU came to the UK than went the other way.

And, remember, Sir Keir has pledged to "significantly" reduce immigration levels in the coming years. So there's a big question mark on what impact a UK-EU scheme could have on UK immigration levels.Madeleine Sumption from Oxford University's Migration Observatory told BBC Verify that a scheme would likely increase net migration in the short term, as new participants arrive.

However, she adds that if everyone left the UK when their visa expired, the long-term impact on migration levels would be minimal."If the UK is worried about the impact, it could phase in the scheme, where it gradually increases the quota. So as people leave, the quota could be raised rather than a big bang all come at once," she said.