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The meeting voted unanimously to urge George Galloway, who had not yet made a decision, to (continued)

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There was heavy criticism of Tower Hamlets group - which reflects Respect's unique

Andrew Wiard illusion. We could have said goodbye to the prospect of a new left party for a long time. The meeting moved on to discuss the practical proposals in George Galloway's letter, wich ne movea in summary form. His most controversial proposal, as far as the SWP LEGION & CR

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Postal work Pr on strike to save yo erviC BAZIE said the same, and that was it. The two would work side by side and report to the elected committees. We had an agreement which we could have had a week earlier.

George Galloway's other proposal for a new, broader, and more inclusive executive committee is also very imporLant.

The narrow nature of the existing committee led myself and John Lister to decline nomination to it after last year's conference. It was too narrow to function effectively and was not in reality an aurnorilalve decision making body.

Changing this and broadening the committee out will be the task of the incoming NC after the November conference. Also the overpowering size of the SWP delegations on the committees has to come to an end. Resolutions for conference

The next item on the agenda was NC resolutions to Respect conference. Here the meeting unanimously adopted a resoJution I moved. which incorporated the resolution tabled by myself and John Lister at the previous meeting and the resolution adopted at that meeting moved by George Galloway.

This combined resolution

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