The infighting within the BPP has often been in the news, and is actually not that different from other community trusts. Yet, given the profile of the organisation and its trustees, some of whom use community-centric newspapers to spew venom at each other, it is little surprise that the spats make public news. It would be naïve to think that infighting, brickbats and barbs do not fly within other groups or organisations.

Yet, it is always hugely counterproductive to any community when rifts occur, and given the control and influence the BPP yields over its people, given that it is a caretaker, all efforts must be made to heal the rift and function in a democratically acceptable manner.

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The rather dramatic hunger strike has been undertaken to press for elections to the BPP board by the end of this year. Looking beyond the election issues, it is important that we see the board speak and act as one, even though healthy debate is the lifeblood of any functioning organisation.

This small, dwindling community has a big crisis on its hands. Better coordination and working among its board means a pleasing and winning situation for the people and its mammoth properties.