šŸ“£ Great news from the National Trust AGM - the results are in and Restore Trust have:

āŒ failed in their two resolutions to appoint an ā€˜ombudsman’ and prevent the Chairman’s discretionary proxy vote

āŒ failed to have their candidates appointed in the Council Elections

#NationalTrust #ReformTrust #TuftonStreet #CultureWars

You can read the report here - but it looks as if all of the National Trust Nomination Committee’s recommended candidates *and* the Trustees’ recommended positions on the members’ resolutions have carried

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/annual-general-meeting

Annual General Meeting

Your Annual General Meeting will take place at 10am on 5 November 2022 at the Bath Assembly Rooms.

National Trust

If you are wondering why it’s such good news that the National Trust members have defeated the Restore Trust, stokers of the culture war with links to shady Tufton Street, read this by Brian Cathcart for Byline Times šŸ‘‡

#NationalTrust #ReformTrust #TuftonStreet #CultureWars #BylineTimes

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/10/27/the-right-wing-bid-to-capture-the-national-trust-exposed/

The Right-Wing Bid to Capture the National Trust Exposed

With days to go before the National Trust’s members choose its new council, the ā€˜Restore Trust’ group is campaigning in a manner that scarcely inspires trust. Brian Cathcart reports

Byline Times
@gem_abbott I can't find any news from the AGM so this is SUCH a relief!
@MDC I suddenly realised I hadn’t seen any news and frantically searched - what a relief!