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Post by IainS on Jan 4, 2017 16:41:51 GMT
I havent heard much from the NBTA recently, They did seem to be a group willing to prod CANT with a pointed stick sometimes. But they are very much a "special interest" group, and, perhaps because of this, their powder is often a bit damp (mixing metaphors somewhat )
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Post by NigelMoore on Jan 4, 2017 17:25:12 GMT
I havent heard much from the NBTA recently, They did seem to be a group willing to prod CANT with a pointed stick sometimes. They are very much an extraordinarily active group still. Their focus, though – quite rightly – has been on educating new boaters as to legal and other requirements and how to work to them without tugging forelocks; working with both boaters and their enforcement officers when matters get legal, trying to resolve matters outwith litigation; engaging with CaRT officers and management to influence and persuade them over boater provisions and policies, and working moreover with local authorities and other associated groups to improve the lot of those living on and cruising the canals. They will refer cases to solicitors if court action becomes inevitable, instructing them on relevant law where necessary, and will act as MF’s if strictly necessary, where permitted.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2017 17:34:00 GMT
I havent heard much from the NBTA recently, They did seem to be a group willing to prod CANT with a pointed stick sometimes. They are very much an extraordinarily active group still. Their focus, though – quite rightly – has been on educating new boaters as to legal and other requirements and how to work to them without tugging forelocks; working with both boaters and their enforcement officers when matters get legal, trying to resolve matters outwith litigation; engaging with CaRT officers and management to influence and persuade them over boater provisions and policies, and working moreover with local authorities and other associated groups to improve the lot of those living on and cruising the canals. They will refer cases to solicitors if court action becomes inevitable, instructing them on relevant law where necessary, and will act as MF’s if strictly necessary, where permitted. I thought the NBTA were an organisation who want to protect those who want to live on boats.
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Post by jam on Jan 4, 2017 19:49:24 GMT
The IWA are irrelevant. Forget about them. I wish, but it is not strictly true is it? The body we should be able to approach and voice our concerns is the Parliamentary Waterways Group via the groups members ( our MP's). This group seemed to be quite large in 2015 and my local MP was a member. The current group is quite small and surprise surprise, the group secretariat is the I.W.A. who also financially sponsor the group. So much for the independence of the group!
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Post by NigelMoore on Jan 4, 2017 20:15:23 GMT
I used to be a member as a Stakeholder Representative of the Mayors Thames & Waterways Steering Group, responsible for creating the Blue Ribbon Network policies of the London Plan. It was quite good, but somewhere along the line it faded, was re-organised and became only a theatre for presentations.
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Post by tadworth on Apr 19, 2017 13:21:23 GMT
I fear the NBTA is only interested in some kind of politically far left interpretation of the future of the waterways. Really I think its just a front for promoting childish "social justice" rubbish, and distributing copies of the socialist worker, the well known fire lighter.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 19, 2017 15:13:26 GMT
Have you just woken up from Winter hibernation?
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