Gordon Brown
Mountain rescue tax pledge missing from coalition list
The mountain rescue community must wonder what it has to do to squeeze any cash out of Whitehall. For more than three years, representatives of Mou...
Gordon Brown pledges April date for free OS mapping
Ordnance Survey mapping will be free from 1 April. It’s not an April Fool’s joke, but the first indication from the Prime Minister that the Gov...
Free Ordnance Survey mapping may follow Government u-turn
Outdoor enthusiasts were handed an early Christmas present today with the announcement that the Government could make leisure mapping free to users.
Government holds off action on 'lost' paths
The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...
Boss's concern for Ordnance Survey in mapping shake-up
The head of a company dealing in geographic information said today that the Government had ignored the views of industry in its move towards providing Ordnance Survey data free of charge.
Give us the Cowell treatment, say mountain rescuers
Stewart Hulse has tasted stardom. He used to kick a ball around for Bury FC in the days when players ‘got paid 8s and 6d’ and was also handy with ...
OS map data: what happened to the consultation?
A public consultation on the future of Ordnance Survey mapping failed to materialise this week. Despite assurances from a Government minister that ...
Gordon says no to mountain rescue tax-break
Gordon Brown has turned down a plea to help Britain’s mountain rescue teams by exempting them from value added tax.