On 27/03/2013 08:51, Brian Gaff wrote:
And while we are about it, the fact that RNLI is really not funded by
Government should have been a scandal for years, or are we saying that the
insurance you obviously take out when you go for a walk is going to pay for
you if you go for a sail instead?

The RNLI prefers the independence that comes with being funded entirely
by charitable donations.

Colin Bignell