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An update from me as Your Party Scotland Scotland rep following Sunday's CEC meeting. 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1y7…

READ THIS - A scathing assessment of Sunday's CEC meeting. docs.google.com/document/d/1y7…

@DemocraticBloc That will leave less than 7 days to closing time for nominations to Scottish Parliament elections. Looks like an English committee has blocked conference decision to stand candidates as punishment for voting to support Scottish independence and an open separate party to England.

🚨 BREAKING: CEC members are now banned from releasing their own meeting updates until the Chair has released theirs, which must come within 48 hours of the meeting. This is an unnecessary gagging of representatives that won their elections on their own promises of transparency.

@Porlocking @SocialistNIRE We don't really know who wrote the founding documents and therefore the officer role descriptions. This information has not been released and likely never will be, so your guess is as good as ours!

@DemocraticBloc @SocialistNIRE So why use it in the 1st place? Genuine question - i.e are Your Party as a whole still using it?

We support this letter requesting an explanation to why the following wording was removed from the Membership Officer description - “To engage with diverse communities, including BAME groups and underrepresented members, to ensure inclusive participation in party activities.” 1/2

@Porlocking @SocialistNIRE The motion that was voted down also encouraged use of a more contemporary and inclusive terminology.

@SocialistNIRE @DemocraticBloc I was under the impression that the term 'BAME' is no longer used as it is too much of a generalisation? Strangely enough some people don't seem to like being lumped together by an umbrella term.

docs.google.com/document/d/1KQ… 2/2

DemBloc is highly concerned over summaries we have seen of the Your Party CEC meeting of Sunday 8th March. See our latest email to members here: docs.google.com/document/d/12y… Subscribe for updates from DemBloc here: dembloc.com/join

If true, this is concerning. Conference voted for collective leadership by an elected CEC, not a subset of that CEC. The Officers' Group taking control of all these matters puts oversight of the entire party into the hands of 7 people - less than a third of the elected CEC.

The CEC results do not resolve many of the tensions that exist within the Your Party project. We urge both The Many and The Grassroots Slate to work together to build a party that is serious about transforming the country and empowering our class.

We are really pleased to see four candidates who backed our pledges elected - congratulations to Niall Christie, Megan Clarke, Sophie Wilson and Mel Mullings. Commisserations to all the excellent independent candidates who ran impressive campaigns across the country.

Great segment on @Lifeofpartypod this week on the @thisisyourparty CEC elections. THANK YOU @m00dyjonas for covering the Independents and pointing out how important we might be in keeping this thing alive! 🙏🙏 been a severe lack of that elsewhere in left media! You guys rock🎸

We are committed to proposing this motion at the first CEC meeting that will commit the central party to releasing the funds & membership data to the devolved nations: (Alt-text in replies)

We have had huge support for our pledges! Candidates from across the country have backed them - find out who they are at DemBloc.com

CEC UPDATE Six candidates in Yorkshire and The Humber have backed our CEC pledges. Thanks to @Chris_Saltmarsh, @Soph__wilson, Rashida, Martin, Arshad and Joanna! Voting is open - so show them some support!

Thanks to June for backing our pledges! If you’re in Eastern region then vote for June today! See who else backed the pledges at DemBloc.com

Sophie just backed our pledges! If you’re in Yorkshire & The Humber then please give her your support! Hopefully the CEC ballot opens tonight! In the meantime read our candidate guide at DemBloc.com

Thanks Lizzie for signing our five pledges! When the CEC ballot eventually opens, please consider giving her your vote! See every candidate that has backed our pledges at DemBloc.com

Thanks to Helen, Joe, Siobhan and Stephen for backing our pledges! If you’re in the South West you’re spoilt for choice so make Sure to use your STV ballot to back all these principled candidates!