Q: how many archaeologists does it take to ruin an industry?

[P Prentice]

In a philosophical sense I agree with you.

But in the real world you only have to see the effect on out industry caused by the construction industry pausing to take stock during recent global money troubles.

What do you think will happen when the goverment removes the need for archaeological mitigation from the planning regulations or hands over such descisions to local people without the requirement of specialist input?

this is the real world and fundamental to our task - now - is to make such a noise that the government wont be able to because we will have made it clear that it would be unacceptable to the great voting public

if we stop engaging with the real world like it's a soap opera, and start getting our act together, we can get the thing done