š£ Great news from the National Trust AGM - the results are in and Restore Trust have:
ā failed in their two resolutions to appoint an āombudsmanā and prevent the Chairmanās discretionary proxy vote
ā failed to have their candidates appointed in the Council Elections
You can read the report here - but it looks as if all of the National Trust Nomination Committeeās recommended candidates *and* the Trusteesā recommended positions on the membersā resolutions have carried
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/annual-general-meeting
If you are wondering why itās 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 š
#NationalTrust #ReformTrust #TuftonStreet #CultureWars #BylineTimes
https://bylinetimes.com/2022/10/27/the-right-wing-bid-to-capture-the-national-trust-exposed/
Worth observing just how close the National Trust AGM vote was - some of the Restore Trust candidates had some 40,000 votes to the National Trust nomineesā c.70,000
Next year, we can expect worse.
Time to organise, National Trust members ā
Gemma Abbott
Alison
David