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Originally Posted by jaysay
That could well be true Gayle, but in my way of thinking not everyone is treated equally, you know the old saying every one is equal, yet some are more equal than others springs to mind. It has long been said that the people who dole out the cash are members of the bleeding heart brigade, there has also been a call from many quarters that its time for more imput from the people who actually put their money down every week and buy tickets, and I firmly subscribe t that
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Sorry Jaysay but I completely disagree. No one is more equal than others - I know exactly what you mean by this - if the forms are filled in and application fulfils the criteria then there is no justification for refusing it.
The system is not flawed. The flaws come in the applications.
The Big Lottery is managed in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Bids from all around the country are processed there. Arts Council have regional offices so bids are processed in Manchester for our area and the same for Heritage Lottery, they have a regional centre. So there is no bias towards southern based projects!
They are not run by 'bleeding hearts' in fact I think it's the opposite and it's almost too clinical. If you sent in an application that was too emotional but not full of the correct data and information it would definitely get refused.