gjrk wrote:
Hi Drew. Sorry, my email has gone on temporary holiday. No snow at all in West Cork, believe it or not, probably gone looking for it. I've altered the Journal article as you suggested.
Apologies for my off-topic ramble about an issue local to my own area earlier, didn't think it warrented a new thread. I would just like to add that the 'kick under the table' mentioned by Simon Jenkins came from Janet Street Porter (Vice President of the Ramblers) at a National Trust AGM debate held late last year. A relevant and highly-exasperated, follow-up article has also just been published here:
http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/countryside-is-wonderful-quips-margaret-hodge/
She took the stance that preservation of the countryside is more important than the preservation of stately homes - it apparently received a luke warm response and she left shortly afterwards before the meeting ended.
