17th June 2007, 05:56 PM
Thank you for the welcome. Amusing as the digressions over my professional conduct have been, perhaps we should concentrate on more significant matters.
Many commentators (including Sebastian Payne) seem to be suggesting that there will be no (future) need for "archaeologists and developers" to obtain a licence. It is very difficult to see how such deregulation could be prevented from becoming generalised - nobody would need a licence to disinter human remains. We have to ask ourselves whether we think this would be in the public interest ... I certainly do not.
Many commentators (including Sebastian Payne) seem to be suggesting that there will be no (future) need for "archaeologists and developers" to obtain a licence. It is very difficult to see how such deregulation could be prevented from becoming generalised - nobody would need a licence to disinter human remains. We have to ask ourselves whether we think this would be in the public interest ... I certainly do not.