On 5 Feb 2008, at 13:18, Nigel Stanley wrote: > > I'm not that keen on the current direction of BW, and it's perfectly > reasonable to debate where cuts should fall, but we should not obscure > that the main issue is that the government is not providing sufficient > support for the waterways, and that BW is being punished for other > issues within DEFRA. > > If we get diverted into only arguing with BW, we lose the big picture.
Yes but, they are acting like such complete [EMAIL PROTECTED] on some topics it's hard for them to retain any integrity and hard for me to retain any sympathy. I'm not at all surprised that BW are abandoning restorations and the Cotswold is just the first, and the nearest to my own heart. I used to donate beyond the cost of the Saul Festival but now I might as well pay the basic ticket cost to enjoy the present rather than "invest" in the apparently non-existent future. Beeky, coming over gloomy
