1/    Attendance:  Franc David, Hubert Libiszewski, Michael Preston, Larry Herman;

Nina Taylor, Tom Taylor, Heather Blockey & Barnaby Nerberka -  all seated

2/   Apologies:  John Rogers (personal), Guy Smallman (work), Matt Aslett (work), Tracy Howl

3/   Branch members as listed above, seated

4/   Minutes of 07 October committee meeting:  Accepted

5/   Matters arising from 07 October committee meeting:   None

6/   Evaluation of 28 October Branch meeting:

a.  Strong attendance and good discussion

b.  Agreed to re – jig future Branch agendas so that the business part is dealt with before the break and discussion

7/   Next Branch meeting discussion:

a.  agreed that the subject will be the abuse RIPA powers and police spying

b.  Guy Smallman and a lawyer will introduce

8/   Resignation:   Terry Scott has resigned as Branch membership secretary and from the Branch committee

9/   Minutes:   It’s in hand that all Branch minutes be put on Branch sites and that all missing minutes from the past year are also put on our sites

10/   Slide show:   As previously decided, all Branch members are invited to supply, as soon as possible 2 – 3 images to show at the joint London Freelance Branch / London Photographers’ Branch Christmas party.  Please send to: Matt at: [email protected] who is coordinating the show.

11/   Police intimidation of journalists:

a.  Seated Branch members reported on the police intimidation in Parliament square and that there is a video of police activity

b.  Will show video of situation there at a future Branch meeting

c.  Nina, Heather and Barnaby will draft a motion within the next few days

d.  This draft will then be circulated to committee members for contributions

e.  Motion will ask for involvement of NUJ national officers, along with the LPB and the Metropolitan Police, at an open meeting of NUJ members

12/   A.O.B:   Reported that Branch is liaising with the Bristol Branch regarding the last NEC rejection of the LPB letter regarding defending the independence of The Journalist editor.

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