When You Just Can’t Lose
Posted by Jacques Chester on Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The NT Environment Centre is threatening to pull out of all Northern Territory Government committees unless it gets a funding increase.
Oh noes!
The centre’s Charles Roche says the Government has rejected a request for $185,000 in annual untied funding.
The centre currently receives $65,000 in untied funding.
So for the NT Government, the alternatives are:
- Triple the funding of an organisation which essentially gainsays everything you do and indirectly contributes to the development of the Green Party in the NT, or
- Let them destroy themselves in a hissy fit that will save you time, money and frustration; upset nobody at all, and deny them access to advance notice of internal goings-on.
Hmm. I wonder which will the NT Government will jump.
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Yes it certainly looks like another masterstroke from the mungbean brigade.
Posted on 01-Jul-08 at 2:27 pm | PermalinkYeah, stale tofu for breakfast, apparently.
“Give us more money or we’ll leave you alone!”
Posted on 01-Jul-08 at 8:11 pm | PermalinkSo how exactly should bureaucrats and politicians deal with a threat to make NGO inclusive committees smaller and so shorten “I’m just here to vent” meetings?
Aside from muffled whoops of glee.
Posted on 01-Jul-08 at 9:47 pm | PermalinkAside from muffled whoops of glee and po-faced public expressions of regret. I’m sure Bernard would have known what was required.
Posted on 02-Jul-08 at 5:39 am | PermalinkI must say though, in a mature, representative democracy, it’s better government to have these people inside the tent, if they’re responsible enough to hold up their end of the bargain (which they often aren’t).
To not be cynical for half a second…
Posted on 02-Jul-08 at 9:09 am | Permalink