Orwellian

Books can if course be self published especially one like this. Vanity project probably.

Thanks. So where did you 'pick it up' from?

Can you please tell us the title and who publishes it?

It really is time he packed it in. He's clearly incapable and sadly can't stop pretending he's a campaigning journalist.

"The Peter Principle was first identified by Dr Laurence J. Peter, a sociologist, lecturer and business consultant, in his 1968 book of the same name. It states, "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." In other words, if you work in an organization with a top-down management structure and you are good at your job, you will likely be promoted until you reach one rung above your level of competence. Dr Peter called this level your "final placement."

Yes it does. It's contract law.

Even more proof! Which just proves how little you understand about climate change.

Which just proves how little you understand about climate change.

No but the income from the investment does. And selling it to someone who restores and maintains it is surely a good outcome. If it is of heritage interest it should be protected by listing.

This was always a ridiculous practice. So it's ok for a newbie leisure boater to use the big automated locks on the A&C but not a crew member on a commercial vessel.

Rather unfortunate wording don't you think?

Don't apologise I would much rather go boating. I'm not a lawyer either but I think you are saying that a party that has a legal right (as opposed to a legal duty) may limit those rights by entering into a contract for another benefit eg money.

So who or what would prevent them and by what authority?

Thanks for that. It sounds like neither CRT not DEFRA (nor the Charities Commission for that matter) were aware that this might be a problem when they did what they did. Or has charity law changed since 2012? There's a risk that if they give up control they stop giving money. Could this issue explain the delay in making a decision on renewal of grant?

I note that Allan(nbAlbert) has made no comment on this post. Does he agree with it and if so does he consider it is also a problem for these other public sector charities as he alleges it is for CRT?

This sounds like Allan (nb Albert) but it could be just co-incidence.

Are you sure about that David? Evans mentions the Mon & Brec breach in that article and bemoans the refusal of government to fund it. He and others must have considered the probability of similar or greater failures. Their judgement was that the (illusionary) additional funding from simply becoming a charity would fund all future expenditure.

As Legal Director he certainly was but he was also an advocate for the principle.

The 'third man' was of course Nigel Johnson the Legal Director and I believe that after he and Evans left CRT following their 'success' they were then engaged to advise on the similar creation of what is now English Heritage. Dean Davies is still at CRT. I wonder if he's still as enthusiastic?

This man didn't think so https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/interview-robin-evans

It would be pointless just like all the discussion about boat licence charges. You really should get a life.

You're wrong.

To be accurate it is the ONS that is saying they are and they state they follow lots of national and international quidance. https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/ukeconomicstatisticssectorandtransactionclassificationstheclassificationprocess#background I have tried searching for the information on how they decided the classification for CRT but without success. I agree it seems odd given all the effort that was put in by BW to escape from Government control.

Having read more of the ONS information it seems it is mainly about government financial accounting than any meaningful functional control over CRT.

Thanks for that information from the ONS which is very interesting. British Waterways was a 'public corporation' and government control over it was greater than it currently has over CRT. If DEFRA decide not to continue providing funds after 2027 I wonder if this classification will continue?