4th April 2011, 08:56 PM
Manchester is probably in a better position that most (though change is on the cards allegedly) and any rumour of any imminent demise are very exagerated and totally unsubstantiated. However there are commercial companies out there trying to sell themselves as being able to take on HERs now how will that work ? Will they charge the councils and the public to access what should be a freely acessible(for research) resource? Who does all that lovely data belong to?:face-thinks: