Conference 2019 Final Agenda

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The Final Agenda for the 116th Annual Conference of
The Socialist Party of Great Britain

Saturday April 27th 2019 10.30 to 5.30pm
Sunday April 28th 2019 10.30 to 5.30pm

Items and Order of Business

A Election of the Chair, the Deputy Chair and Tellers.

B Permission of Branches with late forms ‘C’ to sit.

C Fraternal Greetings from members, branches, companion parties.

D Arrangement by delegates of the order for taking the items of business.

E The 2018 EC and Party Officers’ Report to Conference 2019.

F Motions for resolution.

G Items for discussion.

H Any other business.

Please note: Indicative votes of delegates at Conference will be recorded for all instructed resolutions and amendments. (Conference 2013 resolution)

The suggested order of taking the items:

1. General Secretary

2. Assistant General Secretary

3. Central Organiser

4. Item for discussion: Lancaster Branch
“What would we do if a large number of people joined the Party from an overseas country which does not allow basic democratic rights?”

5. Campaigns / Summer School report

6. Motion: Kent & Sussex Branch
“The Party should institute the following Program for members to engage in:To engage with Student Unions; To connect with other non-reformist groups; To produce a Party newsletter; To engage with events on the ground; To emphasize Direct Democracy in projecting our message.”

7. Amendment: West London Branch
“Delete “To connect with other non-reformist groups”.”

8. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference is of the view that the Party should take positive steps to contact political fellow-travellers (e.g. anarchists, libertarian socialists etc.) and invite their participation in friendly forums, combined talks, day-schools and social events.”

9. Amendment: Manchester Branch
“Insert “so-called” before “political”. Delete all after “participation in” and replace with “debates”.”

10. Motion: Manchester Branch
“That the trade-union style banner created in 2013 be displayed in head office ground floor front window.”

11. Amendment: Kent & Sussex Branch
“Insert before the word “That”, the words “The EC consider”.

12. Election Committee

13. Item for Discussion: West London Branch
“The political implications of Brexit.”

14. Advertising and Enquiries Committee

15. Motion: West London Branch
“This Conference rejects the definition of capitalism as “male-dominated class society” and the view that “capitalism and patriarchy are aspects of the same thing”. Capitalism is based on the subordination of the working class to the capitalist class, which is not the same thing as the subordination of women to men. Conference further notes that the more advanced capitalism is the less the discrimination against women.”

16. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference affirms that capitalism is not only a class-divided societybut is also patriarchal.”

17. Amendment: Kent & Sussex Branch
“Insert the word “the” after “not”; Delete the word “a”; replace the word “but” with “that”; delete the word “also”. So as to read: “This Conference affirms that capitalism is not the only class-divided society that is patriarchal.”

18. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference reaffirms that the abolition of class oppression must of necessity entail the abolition of gender oppression.”

19. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference repudiates the view that capitalism will itself abolish the oppression of women.”

20. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference is of the view that a person can be a socialist as well as a feminist.”

21. Standing Orders Committee

22. Ballot Committee

23. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference agrees that branch statements both for and against the items to be voted on should henceforth go out with the voting papers.”

24. Amendment: West London Branch
“That “of equal length” be inserted after the word “statement”.

25. Addendum to Rule 12: Lancaster Branch
“That the following should be added at the end: “An additional eleventh seat will be available for any branch-nominated member who wants to get some EC experience. The number needed for a quorum will be the same should 10 or 11 members be sitting. The guest will have the right to participate and vote, like other EC members. the branch secretary will inform the General Secretary of the person’s intent to sit at least a week prior to the month’s EC meeting. The place will be allocated by the General Secretary on a first-come-first-served basis. Priority will be given to a person who has not sat previously to ensure that access to the role is fair”.”

26. Socialist Standard Production Committee

27. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference considers that issues affecting women are such a prominent part of life for 50% of the population that they warrant a dedicated column in the Socialist Standard, if writers can be found for it.”

28. Publications Committee

29. Motion: Manchester Branch
“That the party join Amazon Advantage and supply at minimum a dozen copies of each of the party pamphlets and party books published since 2017.”

30. Membership Applications Committee

31. Motion: Lancaster Branch
“This Conference instructs the EC to establish an ad-hoc committee to look into ways of encouraging more female membership, to report to Conference 2020.”

32. Item for discussion: Kent & Sussex Branch
“Should the Party give more consideration to tailoring the way it presents the Party case to the selected medium, especially when it may be directed at persons not likely to have a prior understanding of our concept of socialism?”

33. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer

34. Master Form C

35. EC report on outsourcing employee PAYE, NI and pensions contribution.

36. Investment Committee

37. Auditors

38. Trustees

40. Item for Discussion: West London Branch
“What should we say (and not say) about climate change?”

41. Blog Committee

42. Internet Committee

43. Item for Discussion: Lancaster Branch
“Would it be a good idea to feature an A – Z glossary of the Left on our website ?”

44. Premises Committee

45. Head Office Organiser

46. Archives & Library

47. Education Committee

48. Central Branch Secretary

49. Universities & Colleges

50. Audio Visual Committee

51. Adoption of the EC and Party Officer’s reports to Conference 2019

 

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