Election address for International Officer: Stuart Troughton
Posted by bnchange on May 20, 2007
Well I said I would be back, and I am. A little older and hopefully a lot wiser. One thing that has certainly changed is that I am no longer single. Yes, I got married about six months ago. Nothing else has changed. I am still committed to opening up BN, to making sure that the members come first and ensuring that any decision made is good value for money. I am even still prepared to listen when you complain! To make sure that your complaints do not fall on deaf ears I am standing for International Officer this time.
Yes, it is a change of direction, but one that I feel may help British naturists most. Our commitment to the INF and other bodies is very laudable, but at what cost to the members of BN? Ask yourself one question, how much benefit do you get from INF membership? I think it is time the focus should be principally on our membership here at home, not just our image abroad. Image is nothing without substance!
I know that BN has been failing for a long time. Falling membership numbers and the loss of money that brings are both well documented. It appears that the scale of the problem is in dispute. Stuff the scale, it’s how we cure it that is the important question. Want an answer?
BN is more than just a collection of clubs and a few individuals. Now the individuals outnumber the clubs, but what both the clubs and the individuals want is a place they can all be heard. BN should be, needs to be, that place. What you must ask yourself is, why isn’t it?
BN seems to be run by a few for the benefit of a few. What BN needs is to be run by the few for the benefit of all! I firmly believe that the only future that can work is an open, fully accountable BN, one run for the benefit of all members, both club and non-club.
Unless we have open meetings that any member can attend as a guest, full minutes of every meeting published without spin, and proper roles and responsibilities then this is all going to end very soon and very badly.
You know what is at stake. You now have a chance to do something. Still waiting to know what to do?
