Lottery grant to Bristol gay teens' group 'outrageous'

[Skin]

The Bristol Evening Post is up to it again

A lottery grant of almost £400,000 awarded to a Bristol youth group challenging homophobia has been denounced as an "outrageous" waste of money.

The leader of Bristol's Tories, Richard Eddy, said the Big Lottery Fund award to a Clifton project called Reach was proof that money was no longer being handed out impartially but was instead being awarded to reflect "politically correct" lobbies favoured by the Government.

Stephen Williams the local liberal MP said on his facebook

"Stephen Williams is outraged by yet another example of homophobic shoddy journalism from the Bristol Evening Post, our very own local branch of the Daily Mail..."

Richard Eddy was the bloke who wanted a Golly Wog as a symbol for Bristol tories.

 

[Tank Girl]

this is the sort of thing that would get my dear old nan in a bit of a tizzy.

she told me she'd stopped buying lottery tickets because the gays get the money it should be for children apparently. but not if they're gay.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Fuck the Evening Post. Wankers.

 

[8ball]

£400k is a lot of money for a local group of this type.

I guess the photocopying is pricey in Bristol.

 

[Geri]

Richard Eddy is a prick. I was pretty surprised to see this on the front page of the Evening Post on Wednesday.

 

[gentlegreen]

It inspired me to do the lottery on Weds. (didn't win anything though )

 

[Skin]

£400k is a lot of money for a local group of this type.

I guess the photocopying is pricey in Bristol.

What groups wouldn't it be a lot of money for then?

 

[Isambard]

You go girl!

 

[user47632]

I saw this headline and stupidly decided to read the article before I started work. Pissed me right off.

Utter toss pots.

 

[DaRealSpoon]

400k is alot of money. However, I reckon they'd have complained if it was a tenner!

Nobs.

 

[8ball]

What groups wouldn't it be a lot of money for then?

MacMillan Nurses?
The NSPCC?
NASA?

 

[kenny g]

They should have let it bought up by Redmond. At least soft porn would be more amusing than bigotted shit.

 

[tangerinedream]

this is the sort of thing that would get my dear old nan in a bit of a tizzy.

she told me she'd stopped buying lottery tickets because the gays get the money it should be for children apparently. but not if they're gay.

That reminded me of this..

 

[Maurice Picarda]

It will form a youth group to be involved in decision-making processes that affect lesbian, gay and bisexual young people through consultation with agencies around Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
It will also develop a youth group for those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, or questioning their sexuality, and develop a group of young people who will deliver training and peer mentoring to adults, young people and organisations around homophobia and other lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.

If they only had £800,000 they could consult with even more agencies and develop more deliverers.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

What fucking dip stick newspaper would quote the Campaign Against Political Correctness as an authoritative source?!

 

[Gromit]

400k is alot of money. However, I reckon they'd have complained if it was a tenner!

Nobs.

It's a lot of money to the average man in the street but it's fuck all compared to what Individual opera houses have wriggled out of the lottery.

There are probably more gay people than opera fans so IMO the funding is the wrong way around.

 

[jusali]

Eddy is a prick, end of.

 

[8ball]

If they only had £800,000 they could consult with even more agencies and develop more deliverers.

If they had a million pounds they could buy one of these:

 

[Idaho]

Pointless outrage story.

However 400k is shit loads of money that will be gone in a couple of years with nothing to show for it.

 

[Skin]

Pointless outrage story.
However 400k is shit loads of money that will be gone in a couple of years with nothing to show for it.

Except for homophobia being challenged perhaps? In my young day you just got your head kicked in and lived with it!

According to Darren Lewis of Bristol who started the Facebook Group (600 members to date)

Combat homophobic bullying - Cllr Eddy should resign as leader

a. 72% of those suffering homophobic bullying have a history of absenteeism.
b. 53% of those suffering homophobic bullying contemplate suicide
c. 40% of those make at least one attempt at self harm
d. 30% of those make at least two attempts at self harm
e. In one study 22% of LGBT youngsters attempted suicide

We take homophobic bullying seriously even if Richard Eddy & the Tories don't
Tackling homophobia is essential
Protest Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Time: 17:30 - 20:30 Location:
College Green outside the Council House Street:
Park St Bristol, United Kingdom

Apologies if I am supposed to ask permission to post the above.

 

[Idaho]

I don't think anyone on this board would claim to be in favour of homophobic bullying. Nor would they be against attempts to stop/challenge it.

But that's a long walk from giving a group half a million to spend on it and expecting results.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

400k is shit loads of money that will be gone in a couple of years with nothing to show for it.

And your opinion is based on what evidence?

 

[Idaho]

And your opinion is based on what evidence?

My opinion, like all opinions, is based on a combination of my experiences and prejudices.

 

[Skin]

But that's a long walk from giving a group half a million to spend on it and expecting results.

Why won't this group get any results?

 

[jæd]

I'm surprised that no-one has seen the comedy potential in Mr Richard "Dick" Eddy...

 

[Idaho]

Why won't this group get any results?

Maybe they will. I hope they do for both the sake of those being bullied and those groups that didn't get the money.

I just envision it all being spent on Legs Akimbo style youth theatre.

 

[Ground Elder]

£400,000 is a big grant from the lottery. To have been awarded the funding the applicant would have had to put in a very strong application detailing their methods of working, track record, how they calculated their targets, project sustainability and so on. Armed with this information, references etc. the lottery decided they were a sound organisation that had a good chance of getting results.

Without any of this information Idaho has decided the opposite.

 

[Idaho]

£400,000 is a big grant from the lottery. To have been awarded the funding the applicant would have had to put in a very strong application detailing their methods of working, track record, how they calculated their targets, project sustainability and so on. Armed with this information, references etc. the lottery decided they were a sound organisation that had a good chance of getting results.

Without any of this information Idaho has decided the opposite.

It's an internet message board. People talk all kinds of crap on them. You need to get used to it.

You are all desperate for a villan so you can vent your anti-dailymail-type anger. Go for it.