On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:12 +0000, Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hard to believe, I know, but the Treasury does not confide in me >concerning its plans. It appears that your proposal is aimed entirely at setting up a body that will be outside the control of government and of citizens, and that will pursue its own ends unhindered by any requirement to report to anybody. But there seems to be nothing in the system to ensure that the body in question actually manages waterways properly, from any of the many possible perspectives. I accept that it is difficult to control the activities of any sizeable organisation, now that buring down the mill-owner's house has gone out of fashion, but at least the present system allows for some responsiveness to outsiders' wishes. So, as with so many of the neocon intellectuals, you seem more concerned to remake the world with institutions of your favoured type than to bring about any improvement in the performance of the systems and organisations with which you propose to interfere. bjg
