[matilda] Open Letter on WIKI

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Hi Dan,

Nice letter.

Dunno if these are relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_enterprise

&

http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=29484&heading=e-mail+alert

( .pdf link broken presently )

-- Cheers

Dan wrote:

> Cheers Jenny,
> 
> If anyone wants to get a handle on what we'd be up against, I'd strongly 
> suggest reading the prospectus for 'Creative Sheffield'.
> 
> You can download it from:
> 
> http://creativesheffield.co.uk/
> 
> (Indeed, that's all you can do on their website; after a year, that's 
> how transparent they are.)
> 
> What does it do?  Well, Sheffield is lucky! Because -
> 
> "Sheffield will become the first UK city to put its economic strategy in 
> the hands of a new high level economic board, bringing together 
> experience and expertise from:
> 
> 1.International markets where Sheffield has the potential to achieve 
> much greater penetration
> 2.Cities which are already performing at the level Sheffield aspires to 
> achieve
> 3.National and regional agencies with the influence and resources to 
> help Sheffield achieve its goal
> 4.The champions of change who are leading Sheffield's own renaissance.
> 
> (You'll notice in the list of board members very few from 4.)
> 
> They say
> 
> "Sheffield is determined to take its place in the front rank of Europe's 
> leading ‘creative producer’ cities, decisively stamping its 
> long-standing reputation for innovation and quality on today's 
> international markets and making a unique contribution to the UK's 
> economic growth."
> 
> "Sheffield is determined...?" Are we? Er...
> 
> The current board is telling; I've pasted that below.
> 
> Its a limited company, with a 'high level board' and all of the business 
> model methods that go with that - which are profoundly anti-democratic. 
>   And they're openly leading on Sheffield's economic strategy - but 
> that's not all!
> 
> They're getting close to £100 m (60 to 80 to play with some 'flagship 
> projects') - I'm particularly fond of this:
> 
> "The use of major flagship projects to achieve a step change in the 
> competitiveness levels of cities and regions is well documented in other 
> countries but is less well developed in the under-performing regions of 
> the UK.  Sheffield is determined to become an exemplar city-region in 
> this field."
> 
> "Sheffield is determined... !" I'd love to go and ask people!
> 
> Flagship projects?  You'll be pleased to know that it looks like 
> Creative Sheffield will be leading on the Porter Brook site.
> 
> Dan
> -------------
> 
> Members on the Creative Sheffield Shadow Board (as of March 2005) include:
> 
> Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
> 
> Professor Bob Boucher, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield
> 
> Neil Bradbury, Regional Director, North East and Yorkshire, English 
> Partnerships
> 
> Professor Diana Green, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
> 
> Martin Havenhand, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Forward
> 
> Mrs Julie Kenny CBE, Managing Director, Pyronix Ltd
> 
> Susan Law, Managing Director, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
> 
> Sir Peter Middleton GCB, Chairman and Chief Executive, Barclays Bank plc
> 
> Ray Mills, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
> 
> Councillor Tim Rippon, Cabinet Member, Sheffield City Council
> 
> John Ritblat FRICS, Chairman, British Land
> 
> Councillor Jan Wilson, Leader, Sheffield City Council
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