18th February 2008, 11:35 AM
Wouldn't most of the field survey stuff be mostly given to the RCHMW, voice of reason? I'm not saying that you don't have a point, but certianly English Heritage liked to keep this in-house. The trusts get a lot of the agri-environment work, though.
It is impossible to know how open things are, as, like you say, things happen behind closed doors. In Lincolnshire, though, there seems to be a lot of competition, both with locally based units and ones coming in from outside the region.
Nice to hear about the Welsh journals, Gog. I'm all for open access. I'm a little confused about needing a Welsh summary for reports though. If it really is an official language, shouldn't the whole report be bilingual? Otherwise isn't this just a bit of an empty gesture?
It is impossible to know how open things are, as, like you say, things happen behind closed doors. In Lincolnshire, though, there seems to be a lot of competition, both with locally based units and ones coming in from outside the region.
Nice to hear about the Welsh journals, Gog. I'm all for open access. I'm a little confused about needing a Welsh summary for reports though. If it really is an official language, shouldn't the whole report be bilingual? Otherwise isn't this just a bit of an empty gesture?