Changes
to the Conservative Party Constitution
Last week the following email was sent to members of the
National Convention by CCHQ
National Convention Ballot
All members of the National Convention
(predominantly association chairmen) should have received an email this week
with details on how to vote upon a set of amendments to the Party Constitution.
These have been discussed widely since 2015 and members are encouraged to cast
their votes as soon as possible. The ballot closes on 17 November. Association
Chairmen with Conservative MPs are asked to remind their MP of the importance
of casting their votes as members of the Constitutional College in order to
reach the threshold required for amendments to be passed.
For five years these amendments have been under
discussion. They were started under
Lord Feldman.(who’s he?). Because of
the three-year rule very few members of the Convention will have participated
in the first three years discussion. Those members who have just joined the
Convention (approx. one third of the Convention) will have no knowledge of the
discussions. You would think that in
these circumstances there would be a
full debate with the opportunity to move amendments. Not a chance. Once again ordinary Party members are
treated with the utmost contempt. At
the National Convention meeting earlier this month not a word was said about
introducing these changes. I wonder why
not?
Will the new members be told that the Constitution is not
worth the paper it is written on because the Party Board can effectively take
whatever action it thinks fit and overrule the rest of the Constitution as it
has done several times? No changes there
then!
What has happened to Boris’s promise to radically reform the
Conservative Party, which he made during the Leadership election? No sign of it in these proposals!
WATCH THIS SPACE! We
will try to keep ordinary members of the Party informed.
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