It certainly does Donald , thank you . It just seemed to pass me by somehow. Mind you it wasn't the most factual piece of journalism I've ever read.Donald Walker wrote:Does this make the discrepancy in the quotes clearer, Chris?
The referral to the proxy votes though ,is the most important aspect of the whole process , because in an organisation of circa 8,000 members , it would be totally absurd to only count the votes of the people in the room . But amazingly , this is what Tracey & Co. tried to do in 2016 . I will be kind in this instance and refer to it as an attempt at 'vote misplacement' .
I also believe that AGM-2018 requires a far higher level of oversight than in 2016 ! Not only with security issues and being asked to present proof of membership , but also in ensuring that each member and his/her proxy form tally with some sort of master-list. Ideally , the proceedings for this year , really require audit from externally sourced consultants , but seeing as this has all been sprung upon us just weeks before the AGM , it'll probably make it all the more difficult to police .
As far as Paul C's question about if Tracey is a member . I have her statement in front of me from 2016's AGM . Her membership # is 035363 . This statement seems somewhat futile now in what was then claimed as fact . Because it wasn't until 6 days later that the 'Herne Bay Tapes' became public . It pretty much wiped out most of what was in her "statement" . So realistically speaking , she deserves the recinding of the award even more in 2018 than she did in 2016 !
To any members who are rolling their eyes and muttering "just drop it". It should be pointed out this is not really about whether Tracey's award is recognised by the members or not . Because I'm sure most of us know the difference between them that deserve this award and them that don't,,,and I think there might just be other people in attendance at Sywell who have had their name on that award too .
No , this is all about avoiding to pave the way for further and far more serious repercussions for our organisation .
So VOTE..!!.