'auite unrepresentative of the broad political base of VeND' • that the National Committee of YCND should be dissolved and replaced by a youth committee responsible national council.
The result was that CND executive sacked the SIX ordinaYOND officers elected by ference, cut the regional representation by half and case Scotland from three to one • With the addition four members of the CND National Council the voting members on the new comconsiderably Was 'In fact, given that the change means a change in the constitution, this decision snould De national conference.
agrees that the organisation of YCND was rather chaotic. But she says this was because the national office was grossly under-resourced and quite incapable of meeting the enormous growth reflected in the 70,000-strong festival organised last Easter.
Jon and Tracy argue that the decisions of CND executive Tirst step to dissolve YCND as a national camsubsequent mittee by CND officers tend to support their view.
In particular the proposal originally made by Bruce Kent tor a recal was opposed by the officers present.
The meeting was Most of the CNI • delegates refused to vote ana eventually Dave Wainwright, one of the COCCUIC pe als on structure should proposed that pro Scilla circulated YCND branches throughout the country. Proposals would then be made at tne next meeting of the youth committee on 25 September.
But Jon and Tracy are sceptical of the consultaproposals will be reported, says Tracy.
Seven of those present refused to recognise committee's decisions, while urging YCND groups to support ny proposals for action t uild YCNI Reaction YCND branches is mainly one of confusion. Very little information has come down fice. Some groups like Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford, the South Midlands area for which Tracy is coorhave expressed concern, have Maidenhead