Friday, September 08, 2017

Meet Lancaster Branch

Sunday, 10 September  - 3:00pm
Sunday, 8 October - 3:00pm
Sunday, 12 November - 3:00pm
Sunday, 10 December  - 3:00pm

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TX
(please call  01524 382380 to confirm meeting before attending)
Those who know us must have noticed that we don't go out of our way to recruit members. Some would say we do just the opposite. At first sight, we seem to have the oddest approach to recruitment of any political party in existence - we have a test for membership. Applicants are only accepted if members of a branch are satisfied by the answers to their questions about what we stand for, and the applicant's understanding of it.  Even applicants who are rejected are strongly encouraged to continue the dialogue, and very often are accepted at a later date when the disagreements are resolved. Once a member, you have the same rights as the oldest member to sit on any committee, vote, speak, and have access to all information. Thanks to the test all members are conscious socialists and there is genuine internal democracy, and of that we are fiercely proud. We are a party of equals.

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