Comments on: Any messages for Jeremy Hunt?

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By: william perrin

william perrin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:51:53 +0000

yep see you there – here’s the agenda and attendee list

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DEPdgbeB3sKRBTNSJwAaUjKUc1xpwTEEB8lixrOcIJc/edit?hl=en

By: Chris Unitt

Chris Unitt — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:57:58 +0000

Pete – ta muchly (for the former – am adopting a pragmatic approach on the latter), Might be worth catching up with Sarah Gee – I think she was due to meet him today to chat about WMids arts funding and philanthropy, what with her soon to launch @loveangelshares and all.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:44:53 +0000

I’d ask about assisting arts’n’culture people and orgs make the transition from a state funding culture to a sponsorship/patronage culture. It’s not necessarily that people are unwilling – it’s that this is often alien territory for them (just as the funding mindset is alien to people outside of that culture). Guidance on best practice and so on would be useful.

I’d also probably scream in his face incoherently about lack of mandate so it’s probably for the best I’m not there.

By: Chris Unitt

Chris Unitt — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:52:18 +0000

Dave – lovely, catch you later.

David – Thanks for your thoughts. On a related note, last I heard companies from the West Mids were doing spectacularly badly at bothering to pitch for Olympics-related contracts. Not sure transport is quite his remit though (although there should be joined-up thinking across dept and all that).

By: David Allen

David Allen — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:52:01 +0000

I’d ask him if he would like to lend his support for the English animation industry through extending the Film industry tax break system to the production of animation.

Local animation companies have been missing out on large productions due to England lacking the incentives offered in almost every other nation with an animation industry.

More information on it here: http://www.animationforumwm.co.uk/news-display.aspx?id=206

By: David Ault

David Ault — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:46:04 +0000

I would like some assurance as to what benefit the Midlands is getting from the Olympics. We put in a strong bid, but inevitably we were dwarfed by London. I’d like to see some more investment in the Midlands, especially in sports and so forth, seeing as Manchester and Glasgow have had Commonwealth Games money, London’s had the Olympics and so on.

And as the High Speed Rail will make Birmingham International so much closer to the centre of London, will there be investment in that to match?

By: Dave Harte

Dave Harte — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:44:48 +0000

I’m going as well. A couple of senior BCU people will be there as well.

By: Steve Gray

Steve Gray — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:28:58 +0000

How about educating him in the importance of digital content as opposed to digital infrastructure….that’s what makes sustainable jobs and increases the perception of the UK’s digital industry to the rest of the world. Hold on….I’m glad i’m a digital creative as I’ve just come up with a great idea that will revolutionise the digital economy…super duper fast broadband.

By: Chris Unitt

Chris Unitt — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:12:24 +0000

Btw, I think we can safely assume that by now all the funny references to a certain on-air gaffe have been done.