Nor do I like the idea of viewing the charity application as being adversarial, and no, the CC aren't out to get us. That wasn't what I was trying to imply. However, it is a negotiation process, involving third parties as well as us and the CC. There are different possible angles to take - some productive; some counter-productive - and while those discussions are definitely being had, it doesn't necessarily help for them to be public discussions. I don't think it would be wise to publicly discuss "snags", for example.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.comwrote:
On 22 June 2011 09:58, Martin Poulter infobomb@gmail.com wrote:
Just to be clear, the Board are giving charity status the highest
priority-
you can take that as given. However, we're very concerned not to "show
our
hand" by discussing those negotiations more widely. In that respect, the lack of detail in public communications is a sign of how seriously we
take
the issue.
I'm not sure I like the idea of viewing the charity application as being adversarial. The CC aren't out to get us, they just need to be helped to understand what we do and realise that it is charitable. We should be being open with the CC, not trying to bluff them.
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