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(These minutes are not official until ratified by the EC.)
Present: Buick (Chair), Carter, Deutz, Johnson, McEwan,
Thomas,
Wigley,
White.
Apologies: Roberts and Miller.
Motion 1
(Johnson/Thomas) “That Comrade Buick chair the meeting.”
Agreed.
1 Minutes of the previous meeting.
(i)Correction to
2(e) report of the Fire Risk Assessment.
Should read “that
no-one should sleep overnight on the top floor”.
(ii)Under
Reports of Party Officers, Departments and Committees at 5(m),
the
Video Department Report to ADM add, that Miller and Thomas moved
the
appontment of Robert Whitfield to the Department, nominated by
Lancaster
Branch. Agreed
Motion 2 (White/Deutz) “The minutes
be accepted as amended”. Agreed
2 Matters Arising
(i)
Premises Department letter 19/8/08. Noted
(ii) Premises Department
letter 4/9/08.The department is having on-going
discussions with
two firms of Architects about the front of the building
and will
report back to the EC at the October. meeting. The EC were
concerned
that there is no indication of what sort of plan the department
have
in mind, or of estimated cost.
Motion 3 (Wigley/Johnson) “That
the Premises Department be asked to submit
draft plans re. the
front of HO to the October EC meeting.” Carried 5-1.
2
abstentions
A report on the negotiations with the Royal
National Institute re. Deaf
Loop System should be with the October
EC meeting.
(iii) Manchester Branch 20/8/08: “With regard to
item 5b and motion 11, of
the August EC minutes the following
resolution was carried 5-0 (5
present) “That the EC be asked
whether Branches are now not allowed to
have guest speakers who
are announced as such by the Chair of the
meeting.”
Motion 4
(McEwan/Deutz) “The EC confirms that Branches are allowed to
have
guest speakers provided that there is also a speaker to
present the party
case”. Carried 7-0 1 abstention
(iv)
P.Newell 12/8/08. Motion 5 (Wigley/White) “Agreed to note
the
letter.” Cd 6-2
(v) Reply from M. Turyasingura, 3/8/08.
Motion 6 (Wigley/McEwan) “Noted”.
Agd.
3 Forms A and
F
Form F for Allan Goldsmith, East Anglian Regional Branch, lapsed
due to
non-payment of dues and no response to attempts to
communicate. Agreed
4 Accounts
Accounts for April and May
2008.
Motion 7 (Wigley/Deutz) “That the accounts be accepted”.
Agreed
(Comrade Wigley left the meeting at 1.30pm)
5
Party Officers Reports, Committees and Departments
(i) F.Allen,
6/8/08. Comrade Allen reports on the many books which have
been
outstanding from the library in some cases for several years.
(See
7(a) below).
Motion 8 (Deutz/McEwan) ”That the Library
Department be asked to provide a
list of names of the most serious
cases and branches of the members with
books to return to the
library”. Carried 6-0
(ii )H.Roberts 3/9/08. Comrade Roberts
experienced much stress after the
last EC meeting through missing
her train. Since changing her address the
journey is much longer
and so whilst attending the October and November EC
meetings, will
not be able to attend the December meeting due to work
commitments.
She self-nominated as Chair for the October meeting. Her
letter
was noted with regret.
(iii) Campaigns September Update, 1/9/08
(As on Spintcom)
(a) On Film nights. Motion 9 “The EC authorises
the Campaigns Department
to purchase an ‘umbrella’ public
performance licence costing approximately
£150”. Carried
6-0 1 abstention
(b) On the forum with Ian Bone. The EC agreed to
advertise the forum in
the New Statesman, the Big Issue and the
Morning Star.
(c) On the Ecology Pamphlet. There was an objection
to the use of the term
Ecology, rather it should be Environment
and so the pamphlet should be
called ‘Socialism and the
Environment’.
Motion 10 (Thomas/Johnson) “The title of the
launching meeting should be
‘Profit versus the Planet’ and we
advertise in the Big Issue, New
Statesman, Morning Star and the
Green News” Agreed
(d) On the debate with Dr. Thomas Kealey. The
date of the meeting is
22/11/08, 6pm. In the small hall at Conway
Hall.The title to be ‘How
people evolved to make money’.
(e)
On the debate with Germain Greer.
Motion 11 (Thomas/Carter) “The
EC agrees that the Campaigns Committee
continue with their
proposed approach to Germain Greer”. Carried 4-3
Motion 12
(Thomas/Johnson) “A call for nominations for two members to
serve
on the Campaigns Department.” Carried 4-0 3 abstentions.
Branches
please note.
(v) Comrade Johnson gave a Notice of
Business: ‘That purchase of a Xerox
photocopier be discussed at
the October meeting.’
The EC had a tea-break from 2.50 until
3.15pm.
5a Reports to the Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM)
1)
Treasurer/Accounts. The statements from the bank do not yet
include
June. Noted
2) Advertising Department Agreed
3)
Audio and Audio/Visual Department both approved.
4) Ballot
Committee report to ADM
Motion 13 (Johnson/McEwan) “That the
ballot for the EC 2009 be declared on
spintcom on the 10th of
January 2009.” Carried 6-1
Motion 14 (McEwan/Deutz) “The first
meeting of the 2009 Executive
Committee takes place on Saturday
the 17th of January 2009.”Agreed
The report adopted
5)
Central Branch Secretary. Agreed
6) Central Organiser. Report
noted
7) Membership. Agreed
8) Premises. Agreed
9)
Production for Use. Agreed
10) Publication
Motion 15
(Deutz/Carter) “To delete the section on Membership Cards.”
Agreed.
The amended report agreed
11) Standing Orders. Agreed
12) Ad
hoc Committee on Branch Standing Orders. The report will go to
ADM
with the branch comments.
13) The Pooley Committee. There
has been no further developments
Motion 16 (Thomas/Deutz) “That
all reports be incorporated into the report
to ADM
6
Correspondemce
(a) Form C from EARB.
(b) Comrade Gluck wrote
that when minuting his request to hire a room to
stay in London
for a month, it should have been noted that he would be
willing to
pay a £100 a week. Noted
(c) Central London Branch
Supporting Statement Passed to Standing Orders.
(d) Socialist
Party of Canada September Newsletter. Noted
7 Any Other
Business
(a) Comrade Allen reports, after going to library, that
even today 25-30
books have been returned to the library. Though
that still leaves 50-60
outstanding.
(b) Comrade Buick asked
that the print-run for the Socialist Standard be
revised upwards
to 1,250.
There was a question about the bar-code on the Standard,
was it changed
when the price is changed. This will be
investigated.
(c) Comrade White gave notice of absence from the
October EC meeting.
8 The Chair for the October meeting will
be Comrade Roberts
9 Date of the next meeting, 4/10/08
10
Meeting adjourned at 3.55pm
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