tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post2165198155769482456..comments2023-10-01T13:00:45.275+01:00Comments on <b>A Community In Action</b>: URA - One Year OnPhil Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189427887730688723noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-18791647302306336372008-08-08T14:07:00.000+01:002008-08-08T14:07:00.000+01:00Ivytag WAS a good idea in theory, but in practice ...Ivytag WAS a good idea in theory, but in practice it became just as unaccountable, unrepresentative and undemocratic as the official residents association they were supposed to be opposing. I mean, they presented the Chair on a plate to someone who wasn't even a resident !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-58116023651011664362008-07-30T15:05:00.000+01:002008-07-30T15:05:00.000+01:00"Let's be honest now, didn't IVYTAG create the mon..."Let's be honest now, didn't IVYTAG create the monster ?"<BR/><BR/>Indeed. But the aim of the original Ivytag was a level playing field and every resident having the opportunity to participate on equal terms. We have that now.Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-911191815027198402008-07-30T13:19:00.000+01:002008-07-30T13:19:00.000+01:00Let's be honest now, didn't IVYTAG create the mons...Let's be honest now, didn't IVYTAG create the monster ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-53569218242156653602008-07-28T19:14:00.000+01:002008-07-28T19:14:00.000+01:00JubI've learned over the last few years not to tak...Jub<BR/><BR/>I've learned over the last few years not to take everything Simon says at face value, but it could well be that he's through trying to work things on the estate. <BR/><BR/>The new association really is working quite well, and whilst one or two people who were working with Simon pulled out the process is democratic and if they wished to get involved again there would be no permanent barriers to their doing so.<BR/><BR/>If it is indeed the case that Simon is concentrating his undoubted talents in other areas then I would wish him all the best.Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-7479175939670124442008-07-28T13:59:00.000+01:002008-07-28T13:59:00.000+01:00I see that Simon Anderson has announced he is not ...I see that Simon Anderson has announced he is not longer interested in Ivybridge due to private and health issues, is this a good sign for the URA or what difference is it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com