[cma-l] Frustrated Campaigning

[Ian Hickling]

I don't have a lot of confidence in the concept of "Industry Figures" - and none at all with "Academics" in this context.

By all means we need some external input, but the movers and shakers should be people having direct business and technological association with radio broadcasting.
 


From: markianpolden at hotmail.com
To: transplanfm at hotmail.com; phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: RE: Frustrated Campaigning
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 08:13:54 +0000



Maybe the whole thing should be opened up to reps from different geographic areas and business sectors. I too am quite frustrated with CMA in general and the attitude to topslicing the license fee in particular. I had a little bit of the fight about this pre-election, cos I asked who would be making the decisions. I was told that it would be the cma comittee which consists of industry figures and ACADEMICS ?, what have academics got to do with it. The power needs to be given back to the members in cooperative form

Mark Polden
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From: transplanfm at hotmail.com
To: markianpolden at hotmail.com; phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Frustrated Campaigning
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 07:39:25 +0000



 
We see a wide spctrum of situations and problems from all across the UK and in many different kinds of Community regimes.
Like a lot of us here, I get a bit inflamed about certain subjects dear to our own business and tend to let others pass me by because they don't impact on us directly and frankly they aren't within my skills range.
So my feeling is that an AGM or Committee-style concensus isn't ideal for addressing the aspects I'd like to change, although I fully accept that both have their merits.
This discussion medium appears to command a good customer base and certanly attracts all sorts of contributions - and contributors.
I'm happy to stick with this, but I would like to see more pointed CMA responses to individual points even though I am aware that staffing and available time are limited resources.
Ian Hickling
Partner
transplan UK
 


From: markianpolden at hotmail.com
To: phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 22:24:34 +0000
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Frustrated campaigning



Hi All
 
I would certainly be happy to become rep for Merseyside/Cheshire/North Wales
 
Mark Polden
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Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:51:52 +0100
From: phil at somersetfilm.com
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] Frustrated campaigning





Dear all

There has long been a need for more joined up regional working within CMA and this fact has not been lost on staff and council. Our great frustration in recent years has been a lack of capacity to do more to make this happen on the ground. Jaqui and the team go well beyond the call of duty on a daily basis to hold the line for the sector, to make sure we are represented at the key conversations, to provide the tech and information  support which is so useful to us all. But holding the line is necessarily where we have been at for quite a while and as a sector we need to look at how we can work more effectively together to addresss this - and for me the key is in regional working.

Again, capacity rears its head - yes we're all busy - but also at times we are short-sighted when we build alliances with others and fail to key in our collective strength to the bigger picture .

As has been observed, there is too often a disconnect between the passionate ideas expressed and the ability of the tiny over- stretched core to follow up the ideas - the ones couched in reality at least!  If we were meeting regularly at a regional level we could do much more to mobilise grass roots campaigning. 

Just here in Somerset we have at least six CR stations and other CM projects within a fifty mile radius and while there is at times I know, good and positive communication flowing between projects this rarely translates into joined up campaigns which key into the bigger picture.  Let's really tackle this one at the AGM this year - it's overdue and would I think obviate some of the frustrations expressed recently on this list.  I've got a year left at most as Chair and would like to to do as much as possible in that time to put the beginnings of a working regional structure in place.   Let me know what you think.

And yes to echo others, if you've got time and energy to give,please do consider standing for council.  We need all the expertise and energy we can muster to help take us all forward.

Best wishes

Phil
Chair of Council









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