Comments on: OMBUDSMAN (update) http://www.leverpark.co.uk/2009/02/ombudsman-update/ Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:42:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://www.leverpark.co.uk/2009/02/ombudsman-update/comment-page-1/#comment-397 David Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.leverpark.co.uk/?p=522#comment-397 Mike Greenhalgh says "Experience shows passive negotiating with organisations like U.U. delivers little". I disagree, beacuse I think negotiating with United Utilities is the best way to avoid a similar fiasco in the future. But I agree with Mike that negotiating with United Utilities NOW about Go Ape will probably not have much effect. The lesson from the last few months is that we must be involved in negotiations BEFORE the plans become reality - and the best way to do that is to get round the same table as United Utilities and Chorley Council as a credible voice that represents the views of the majority of Lever Park users. Mike Greenhalgh says “Experience shows passive negotiating with organisations like U.U. delivers little”.

I disagree, beacuse I think negotiating with United Utilities is the best way to avoid a similar fiasco in the future.

But I agree with Mike that negotiating with United Utilities NOW about Go Ape will probably not have much effect.

The lesson from the last few months is that we must be involved in negotiations BEFORE the plans become reality – and the best way to do that is to get round the same table as United Utilities and Chorley Council as a credible voice that represents the views of the majority of Lever Park users.

]]> By: Mike Greenhalgh http://www.leverpark.co.uk/2009/02/ombudsman-update/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Mike Greenhalgh Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:17:46 +0000 http://www.leverpark.co.uk/?p=522#comment-394 Louise Ellman had it bang on when she spoke at original plans to privatise Lever Park. All she warned of is now becoming reality. Perhaps we should have more strongly resisted back then. You learn something everyday like becoming more aware daily why Swampy behaved as he did. Experience shows passive negotiating with organisations like U.U. delivers little. Perhaps some kind of direct action and publicity stunts might at least make more locals stand up and be counted and realise what U.U. are all about thereby stirring them into action Louise Ellman had it bang on when she spoke at original plans to privatise Lever Park. All she warned of is now becoming reality. Perhaps we should have more strongly resisted back then. You learn something everyday like becoming more aware daily why Swampy behaved as he did. Experience shows passive negotiating with organisations like U.U. delivers little. Perhaps some kind of direct action and publicity stunts might at least make more locals stand up and be counted and realise what U.U. are all about thereby stirring them into action

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