Shortly after the beginningof last weckends YS National Committee, ins delegate for the Hast Midlands, Dave Ablitt, walked out. This followed a resc’-ution moved by Mr. Ablitt. ‘It failed to gain a seconder because the Acting Chairman, Miss J. Dugdale, who supported the recclution was unable to second it, being in the Chair, The resolution called for the indefinite adjournment of the meeting because of its unrenresentatizs composition. Since its election last Easter, the YS National Committec has not held a fully representaive meeting, due to the suspension and subsequent expulsion of several elected members,
At a recent meeting, the Labour Party's National Exeoutive decided to replae the resigned and expelled menbers with the defeated candidates in bhe original elections. ithe situation now exists wosre some four of the "members" co-opted on to the Committee by the N.E.C. to mpmsent 256 branches, received only 15 votes,
Readers of Tribye should note the. existence of several important errors of fact in this week's isme. Flavius is wrong to report Dave Ablitt as having recigned. In fact he has not tendered his resignation tut for the secand ¢4ime has withdrawrfrom National Committes meetings because of their composition, and is refraining from participating in their affairs until tnis position is rootified. Furthermore it is not true that Janet Dugdale is the sole remainirg menter of the NC who was elected at the YS Annual Conference, Fesides Dave Abliti ¢here ere the two original right-wingers (the only two to be elected) who have been supplemanted by the coopted members. By this means, Transport House has
a 9 — 2 left-wing majority into a 9 — 2 right-wing majority.