Jonathan Essex
Appearances
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
I think it is right that it is deferred, so it's considered at the same time as the business case. But my concern is this. The motion was asking us to look to the long term, have vision and a strategy, not to commit reserves and money, to actually have a vision. Vision means going beyond what you think you can achieve and then working out ways of getting there, rather than starting by looking...
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
in your pockets to see how much money you have and then deciding whether you want to walk forward at all. I think we need to have that long-term perspective and let it guide our decisions here today.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
That's why I think it's unfortunate that the proposal is to defer the motion and that we aren't able to consider the relevant parts of it, the parts that relate to the agenda today, such as the interim facilities, which appear to be only continuing for the next few months, while the business case in January is not looking to start things until the medium term next year.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
We live in hope now that a business...
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
plan or a business case comes back in january that lives up to our expectations but when it arrives it then needs a further strategy or a further action plan down the line and that leads to a further thing which needs a further thing and so on and he added that there was a danger of having a perfect solution at some time in the future rather than a less good solution that was happening now it feels that we're dancing around the difference between the perfect and the good
The Planet Reigate Podcast
49: Our report on the big Harlequin meeting and the Morris Men’s group which may not dance to see 100 years… and more
You, Leda, have talked about the aspirations of five years plus of having the perfect theatre. On the other end of the spectrum, those in the arts want a theatre they can use, a good theatre now. We want a good plan, not necessarily a perfect plan, and many might prefer a good plan soon rather than a perfect plan now. in the long term.