On 22/07/2010 15:40, Nigel Stanley wrote: > DEFRA Sec of State Caroline Spelman has announced the abolition of IWAAC. > > Bad news. > > The press release says > > After the abolition of the *Inland Waterways Advisory Council* Defra will > develop future policy in this area. We will strengthen our relations with > stakeholders who have an interest in inland waterways. > > > Except of course none of this will be done in public or published in the > same way that an external stakeholder driven advisory body does.
I assume their quote is a reference to IWA national chairman Clive Henderson who is to be an 'observer' on the BW board? Or was that announcement a day or two ago just a coincidence...? Steve NB Bream
