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The “Canal & River Trust” – formerly (IIRC) British Waterways & other names, have been short of money for many years & were badly penalised by the previous (tory) governemnt.
The environmental & communal damage caused by a canal collapse can be enormous, but this governement are claiming that the money isn’t there.
Yet, as is often the case, doing nothing or carrying on with insufficient monies will, of course cost more.
But that isn’t how either local authority or government spending works ( or doesn’t work) does it?
Pilning
Of course, there used to be a “halt” on the extension-loop from Severn Beach, round to the Severn Tunnel line … but that closed, post “Beeching”