In its long-term vision paper, 2020, British Waterways identifies the opportunity provided by its potential transition into the third sector. In previous posts we have discussed the role that communities can play within this process and their importance to satisfying BW’s overall vision. But one must not ignore the financial realities of BWs position,...
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In his comment piece in this Sunday’s Observer, Andy Wightman asks us to “Imagine a Britain of small-scale forestry, of farm forestry, of small- scale rural businesses, of community forests”. Will the Public Bodies Bill and the threat of a “shallow and nihilistic land grab”, make this vision implausible? If the Public Bodies Bill...
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What should the new waterways charity be called? British Waterways (BW) asks us to provide suggestions that stick within the ‘does what it says on the tin’ remit. To provide useful suggestions we must ask not only ‘what will it say on the tin?’ but what exactly will the new organization look like. What...
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