[The following is posted on
[The following is posted on behalf of the Minute taker]Minutes of 73rd meeting of Kent & Sussex Regional Branch held on Sunday, 10th December, 2017.The meeting commenced at 2:20pm at the Muggleton Inn, High Street, Maidstone, Kent (First floor)Present: Mandy Bruce, Dave Chesham, Rob Cox (Treasurer), Dan Fabian.AGENDA – Part One: Business1. Election of Chair.Motion 1. Cox/Fabian "that Chesham be chair" AGREED.2. Apologies for absence.Marie Chesham, Hannah Dutton, Max Hess, Shannon Kennedy, Andy Thomas3. Confirmation of agenda items.Confirmed.4. Adoption of minutes of previous meeting as circulated.Motion 2. Cox/Fabian "that the minutes be adopted" AGREED.5. Matters arising from the minutes of previous meetinga) Folkestone Socials/SS Sales (Lime Bar Cafe).Cox and Fabian attended the Lime Bar anniversary event. Cox attended the Carol Grimes event. 9 copies of the Standard have been sold (November). Cox has increased the Standard order to 25 copies.b) Online Meeting Attendances.Cox circulates copies of the 3 received responses to his branch wide email, all of which are positive. Chesham agrees to organise an online meeting test session for Thursday 14th December 11am using Google Hangouts.Motion 3. Cox/Chesham "to garner further response to Cde.Kirk's proposal from branch members, a reminder email shall be circulated by Cox to get any further responses by next branch meeting" AGREEDc) T-Shirt & Bags: Further Orders (for Head Office).No response from EC.d) London Film & Comic Convention July 2018.Cox reports on communication he has had with L.F.C.C. They have rejected SPGB's booking on the basis that they do not allow political parties to hold stalls at the event. Cox suggests re applying for a pitch for the Socialist Standard, as The Morning Star had a pitch the previous year at LFCC.Motion 4. Cox/Bruce "Cox to contact the SSPC to ask if they would apply for a pitch for the Standard" AGREED.e) Motion to EC. Advertising the SPGB in areas where we have active members and branches.It was reported that the EC has referred the proposal to the Advertising Committee.f) Correspondence with Cde Hayward-Hopkins.Motion 5. Fabian/Cox "that Cox emails Hayward-Hopkins and asks for confirmation of his intention to leave the party and that if no response is received by next meeting, to proceed with processing his form F" CARRIED 2-1-1g) Podcasts: Party Propaganda Proposal (as circulated).Deferred, pending viewing of links circulated by email.6. EC Call for Nominations: Party Officers and EC for 2018.a) Party Officers and EC – Vacancies for 2018Cox proposes nominating Cde. Dee to EC. AGREED.b) Nominations for Sub-Committees and AppointeesBranch nominates Cde. Kirk to Internet Committee and Cde. Kilgallon to Standing Orders Committee and Central Branch Secretary. Item carried forward.7. Annual Conference 21st-22nd April 2018Motions and Amendments to Rule. Deferred.8. Branch Financial Issuesa) 2017 audit arrangementsChesham volunteers to audit branch accounts. AGREED.b) Financial ReportCox distributes copies of the November financial statement for KSRB.Members present read and discuss. Branch thanks Cox for preparing thereport.9. Forms 'A' & 'F' and Branch membership transfersThe Treasurer will contact H. Ward to confirm his intention to remain in SPGB, having had no contact since he joined in 2015.10. EC minutes: December 2017.Noted.11. Future propaganda activities.Notice of Business (Bruce): That cde. Buick's article “What Would a Real Socialist Revolution Look Like?” from October's Standard be published as a brochure for free distribution at literature stall and events etc.12. Any other businessMotion to EC.Motion 6. Cox/Fabian. “The Branch is concerned that the EC’s consultation has not carried out the instructions of Conference 2017 (Motion 1) to consult members on their views to support the “urgent review” called for by the motion, and by omitting the full text of the motion, has failed to provide members with the context of the survey, but instead has presented members with a series of random questions (with pre-set answers), few of which are related to the consultation demanded by the motion” AGREED 4-0-0.13. CollectionCollection £7.00Standards x 3=£4.50Part Two: DiscussionNo items for discussion.Adjournment 6.10pm