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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Just a point worth noting ………………..
do you remember two weeks ago when I was spouting off about the census …………………..
?! well er --- it looks as if Mr Niklas Wrighticus
(Moi’) has got ‘egg on his face’ !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have been sent some audio from Cheshire East Council ………..
do you remember me enlightening you that we got a grant for £6,900 ?? it
appears as if my forecast was correct ………. I knew this was
going to happen drat, drat and double drat !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We (Community Radio Brotherhood UK) got insulted three
weeks ago when we didn’t even Manage to achieve an ‘’afterthought’’
status let alone get a bit of funding, and Jaqui has now had to write to the
DCMS and I said …………………. Big
Society on this one was a ‘no way Jose’ well
it looks like I’m going to have to put it in my pipe and smoke it ! eat
humble pie and play out the audio as of tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Damned if we do / Damned if we don’t ………………….
It seems to be one pickle after another ….. if you add the fact that
there is a small discrepency on our wording of ‘a couple of philanthropic
thankyous’ then you notice that once again all the main issues and
main arguments come back to the restrictions. AGAIN<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Just to let you all know that there hopefully will be a
meeting with David Rutley / George Osbourne / Fiona Bruce very soon ………..
they are out local MP’s (all Conservatives of course)
my first observation will be to point out the Big Society has now been launched
and that in my view Community Radio is one of the forerunners in delivering
exactly what they are talking about …………… after
all, we’ve had plenty of practice, we’ve been doing it for the last
7 years ………. … I shall point out to them that I have an
‘open-mind’ on the subject ……………………
however, my first question will be Why are rules and
regulations in place that destroy the very people who are out there delivering
what you want them to deliver ? in this particular maths lesson we’ve
got 3 + 3 = 12 ????<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They may say to me …. Well if you have done it for
seven years why change it ?? what’s the problem ?? I will
answer ‘’yes but we’ve run out of steam and the wheels
have now come off the cart, we’ve been almost flogged to death …. It’s
hard work you know’’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It clearly doesn’t make sense ……………
in fact it has NEVER made any sense and since Mr Cameron went on his mission (I’m
glad he has actually) it has highlighted what a total and utter fiasco and
balls-up we have been wallowing in for the past 4 years. Obviously some of you
haven’t had it too bad ……….. but in our case, it really
has been a nightmare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyway, I will keep you posted ……………………….
But, be warned, the talking, the pleading, the reasoning, the bottom licking
will have to stop if these characters can’t see any sense (re-DCMS)….
There will be no options left open. We simply cannot run on thin air and
secondly, we won’t fall over without a fight …….. and I mean
a fight ---- not handbags at ten paces.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Let us hope that common sense prevails and then we can
deliver the goods without anyone coming to harm ……. Community Radio
/ Commercial Radio / BBC all living together on our keyboards in perfect
harmony (full stops n’ all) ………………….
wasn’t that a Stevie Wonder / Paul Mccartney collaboration ??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(Ebony and Ivory) that’s how it should
be.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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