What the 31 May Conference Decided

Conference voted for a Federation over a network: 65/96 (68%) for, 20 against, 11 abstaining. It also renamed the project the Socialist Federation and established a Socialist Education and Debate Association (SEDA).

The top three of each were carried to compositing, and the resulting composites were debated, amended and adopted at the 28 June conference. See the voting record for the result of every motion and amendment, or the Conference page for the composite documents.

Proposals on organisational form. The top three were carried to compositing.

1. 1 B4

   Structure proposal (withdrawn)

   47/92 for (51%) · 19 against · 26 abstained

2. 2 B9

   Federation to Coordinate Struggles / Common Programme

   Raz O’Connor

   37/77 for (48%) · 11 against · 29 abstained

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3. 3 B10

   Socialist Federation Structure Proposal

   James Kulmer

   36/76 for (47%) · 11 against · 29 abstained

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• B6 For A New Model Left Party — Max Shanly & Ewan Tilley Read the proposal → 33/75 for (44%)
• B2 Effective National Org with Powerful Local Branches — Phil Pope Read the proposal → 32/82 for (39%)
• B7 Interim Socialist Federation — Marcus Halaby Read the proposal → 32/75 for (43%)
• B12 The Patchwork Federation — John Urquhart Read the proposal → 32/78 for (41%)
• B5 “Endorsement of a Federation” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 29/72 for (40%)

Proposals on the initial platform. The top three were carried to compositing.

1. 1 C5

   Interim Platform for a Socialist Federation

   Richard G

   63/82 for (77%) · 7 against · 12 abstained

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2. 2 C1

   Platform for the programme of a Socialist Federation

   Raz O’Connor

   50/82 for (61%) · 12 against · 20 abstained

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3. 3 C2

   Building Solidarity and Trust Within and Without the Left

   Tom Lennard

   48/82 for (59%) · 6 against · 28 abstained

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• C3 “Proposal to Bring in Other Forces” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 45/82 for (55%)
• C9 Points of Unity — John Urquhart Read the proposal → 43/82 for (52%)
• C15 Theses on Strategy and Global Complexity — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 39/82 for (48%)
• C4 Develop a National Policy Platform — Jack Gibbons Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C13 Swarm Organising — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C14 The Vectoral Programme — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C11 Relations with Other Organisations — Clive Power Read the proposal → 31/82 for (38%)
• C12 Support Campaign towards a Democratic Socialist Party — Democratic Socialists Read the proposal → 25/82 for (30%)

Decided by a show of hands.

• D2 “Rename to Socialist Federation” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 60/66 for (91%)
• D3 Socialist Education and Debate Association (SEDA) — Alex Green & Tony Collins Read the proposal → 61/94 for (65%)