1. Attendance:  27

2. Apologies:   Guy Smallman,  Philip Wolmuth, Terry Scott, Simon Bennett, Sheila Menon,Yannis Mendez

3. Discussion:  “Surviving in a Falling Market” led off by Matt Aslett

4. Break

5. Minutes (30 Sept. Branch meeting) -  Accepted

6. Matters arising (from (30 Sept. Branch meeting) -  None

7. New Members:     Student -  27, Temporary -  3, Full -  4;  34 elected into membership

8. Working Lives Project:

Agreed that Peter Marshall be the next person to be subject of third video in the project.  Hubert Libiszewski to work with Peter on video

9. Christmas: As previously agreed, the LPB will be going to two Christmas parties this year and all Branch members to be invited

1/ With the London Central Branch -  Thursday, 11 Dec. – 6.30 pm,  Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street EC4A 2BU

2/  With the London Freelance Branch -  Monday, 08 Dec. -  7 pm, Headland House (5th floor), 308/312 Gray’s Inn Rd WC1X 8DP

3/  Branch agreed to organise slide show for the joint LPB/LFB party- send just a few images to Matt Aslett  at [email protected] as soon as possible

10. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom  (CPBF):

MOTION:  The LPB agrees to send, as its delegate, Franc David, to the CPBF National Committee.

proposed by:  Larry Herman, seconded by: John Rogers

VOTE:  unanimous

11. Motions

1/   The LPB agrees to appoint Franc David to help with secretary’s work in the Branch

VOTE:  unanimous

2/   The LPB agrees to co – opt Franc David onto the Branch committee

proposed by:  Larry Herman, seconded by:  John Rogers

VOTE:  agreed with no votes against / 1 abstention

12. Police interference at work:

1/   report and discussion regarding police interfering with working journalists in Parliament Square

2/   agreed to invite Nina Taylor to next Branch committee meeting to further discuss issues and what action the Branch should take

13. The Journalist:  Reported to Branch that committee discussed the current election and that no recommendation would be made to Branch as to how to vote for editor

14. A.O.B.:

1/   Branch agreed to re – jig future Branch meeting agendas so that the Branch business part comes before the discussion

2/   circulated information about the film: “Still the Enemy Within”

3/   report regarding the Cuban Five

End

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