Cleaner, better boating?
The Editor’s Column Editor John Sadler It was great news to hear about the Better Boating plan. At last we thought, CRT is going to fulfil its remit as a…
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May 6, 2025
Editorials from NABO News
Democracy for liveaboard boaters?
Editor John Sadler writes: Traditionally it’s the time of year for reviewing the past and anticipating the future. While the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution were the headlines of…
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February 23, 2025
A winter of not-somuch discontent
NN Editor John Sadler speaks The ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has rapidly given way to winter, hopefully not of discontent. Meetings have recently taken place at which the…
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December 9, 2024
Autumnal musings
Editor John Sadler writes: The ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has descended rapidly this year, just in time to welcome us to our home mooring. As ever, there’s a…
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October 7, 2024
Time for change?
Editor John Sadler comments As I was thinking about writing this editorial the news broke of a general election in six weeks time. I suppose you can pretty much ignore…
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June 10, 2024
Money, Money, Money
Editor John Sadler on funding For anyone who read last month’s editorial it seems I might have put too much trust in the veracity of information published. A letter by…
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April 18, 2024
NABO News editorial January 24
A tale of two countries Editor John Sadler goes north I made a road trip last year to Scotland, spending the first night at The Kelpies, by the canal, and…
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February 16, 2024
NN Editorial December 2023
First they came for the continuous cruisers Editor John Sadler on the inequity of CRT's current funding model “Every movement that seeks to enslave a community needs a minority group…
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January 25, 2024
Editorial Sept 22
The summer has seen an unprecedented number of stoppages – some caused by lack of water in the reservoirs after four months’ drought, but many others caused by infrastructure failures.…
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March 25, 2022