"Nigel Stanley"
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>But while I am not saying that no-one should discuss it, and there
>have been some interesting posts here, this thread demonstrates my
>point IMHO. Consensus is hardly breaking out all around us.
That's what the debate is for, surely. With luck, it will lead to a
common, or at least majority, position. At the least, it will bring
forward useful ideas, and help clarify thinking.
>But if you want a clue, I think BW is not just a business - of course
>it has business activities that should be run in a business-like way,
>but it is also the custodian of something that is a public good that
>cannot be simply inserted as values in a business balance sheet.
Agreed. That is a major part of the argument for the retention of the
waterways, and for the government's providing funding to cover the gap
between their costs and what they can earn for themselves.
Adrian
Adrian Stott
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