Vicki Maguire: 'We Will Never Be Like Them'

We will never be like them.

 

We will never conform

We will never roll over and have our bellies tickled by the global giants

Even if they throw shiny awards for us to chase

We will never chase

The points

The awards

The money

The glory

We will never forget that it’s Talent, not tin that is the lifeblood of this industry

And we’ll never say industry

It makes us sound like car giant

And we aren’t

We are the champions, the gatekeepers the mothers of British Talent

Talent that leads the world in Film, Art, Music, Swagger

We are home grown

And we grow our own

We give back

We stick together

Taking on all comers

We are the risk takers

The trouble makers 

We don’t give a shit where you live

Where you're from

Or who your dad is.

 

We are the outsiders

And it’s us against them.

 

It’s time to decide whose side you’re on.