Bringing You All The Results That Matter

And so, two weeks after all that fuss about the devolved assemblies, the truly important results are announced; those of the LDYS elections (at least provisionally; my apologies to the Returning Officer for some mild impetuosity...)

Chair:
Mark Gettleson (London)

Vice-Chair Campaigns:
Adi Smith (Aberystwyth)

Vice-Chair Membership Development:
Rocky Lorusso (Hull) and Nigel Smith (Bristol)

Vice-Chair Finance:
Alan Muhammed (Guildford)

Vice-Chair Communications:
Matt Wilkes (Bristol) and Katherine Bavage (Leeds)

GEM:
Gareth Aubrey (Cardiff)
Matt Cormack (Newcastle)
Amanda Crane (Winchester)
Abi Gliddon (Taunton)
Paul Harding (Montgomeryshire)
Jon Massey (Bristol)
Ben Mathis (London)
Mark Mills (Reading)

England Convenor:
Rachel Hamburger (London)

International Committee:
Peter Bancroft (London)
Mark Mills (Reading)
Paul Seery (London)
Martin Shapland (Birmingham)

Conference Committee:
Matt Cormack (Newcastle)
Amanda Crane (Winchester)
Simon Drage (Norwich)
Hamish McCallum (Falmouth and Camborne)

Policy Committee:
Gareth Aubrey (Cardiff)
Paul Clarke (Southampton)
Matt Cormack (Newcastle)
Mark Mills (Reading)

I am, of course, delighted to be re-elected to continue the policy work I have been pushing on since October. For everyone who is soon to be one of my colleagues, congratulations.

But at the same time, a reminder. Our job descriptions as executive members are in the constitution and should be foremost in our minds over these next twelve months; we exist as a committee to serve, not our own whims and fancies, but the needs of one of the heftiest organisations within the Liberal Democrats. In doing so, we should also keep in mind the following;

“The objectives of LDYS shall be;

(a) to represent LDYS members to the party;

(b) to promote Liberal Democrat policies amongst young people and students;

(c) to develop and train its members”

No part of that is negotiable; regardless of the name or structure, any organisation in the role of LDYS needs to fulfil those objectives to justify its existence. I hope that over the next year we can actually start taking steps to address or faults and really move forward.