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Originally Posted by Gayle
It was all very public if I remember correctly.
I did help to create the role and I had lobbied for it. No one else was doing the Arts role and I got some lottery funding to help establish it. However, I did also have to apply for the job and it was advertised so if anyone better had shown up then presumably I'd have not got the job. It was all perfectly above board and in future, if I decide to step down, I shall make sure that you are sent a copy of the job advertisment, just in case you miss it again.
So please don't try to make out that I'm a liar, which is what you're clearly trying to do. If there is one thing that I try to do above all it's answer your posts as honestly as I can. I can't think of anyone else who is prepared to do this and put themselves under so much scrutiny but for some misguided reason, I actually believe that it's important that this discussion is held in the public arena. If you want me to shut up and go away then I'd be quite happy to.
And don't worry, I won't tell you anything else privately in future.
Oh, and if you're worried about the public purse paying my wage for much longer, it won't. As from the end of March the only way that I will get paid is if the Arts Centre is making a profit and there is enough to pay me. So, yes, I will be chasing every single bit of funding that is out there in order to earn a living.
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I wouldn't be so rude as to call you a liar. For one thing, I know you aren't.
I was merely posting what I recalled from the private answer you gave, regarding your role, when it was questioned on this forum, in public.
If you're going to use public forums to promote these art projrects, and start threads asking what people think of their worth, then the public have a right to know the cost to the public purse.
I'd be more than happy if you now decide only to reply to open questions publicly. Rather than privately, only to me. As you did once again today, when asked about the costs for the flash mob event.
Replying privately, to publicly asked questions, to some could look a bit iffy. Like there was something clandestine about it all, and the ordinary public wouldn't be able to grasp it.
It's good to be transparent.