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FOLLOWING governments' condemnation of public sector fat cats and its publication of a rich list of those earning over £150,000, IWA has published in its Bulletin a comparison between BW's executive directors and the third sector, writes Allan Richards.

IT WOULD  seem to me BW have not thought through the implications of opening up the towpaths for use by the general public, including of course cyclists, writes Ralph Freeman.

IT IS a common misconception that government rules under which BW operate prevent it from borrowing money, writes Allan Richards.

ONE OF the most pleasant experiences to be had in pubs is not necessarily finding a well kept real ale. It is meeting real characters, writes Tony Haynes.

It seems the well deserved embryonic protests have stirred up the cyclist lobby to protect their 'right' to harass boaters and pedestrians.

Having jumped out of the bed he shared with British Waterways, Inland Waterways Association Chairman, Clive Henderson, seems only too eager to jump straight back in again, writes Allan Richards.

LET ME make this clear right from the beginning, writes Ralph Freeman; I am not against cyclists using towpaths. After all, many boaters use bicycles on the towpath to go to shops for supplies, or to perform the traditional task of lock wheeling.

IN A couple of sentences, the new waterways minister put British Waterways in its place, writes Allan Richards.

IT WAS six years ago that Crown Narrowboats built Rhapsody in Blue for American owners Sharon and Dan, who spend the summers on our waterways, part of this year attempting Standedge Tunnel—here's Sharon's story:

HOT on the heels of Ralph Freeman's clash with all male booze cruisers, another boater has had a narrow escape, suffering obscenities from the crew.