Slightly OT, but an interesting read, especially paragarph 5, which shows problems with the membership database as far back as 2004.
Why I've left Unite the Union | Matthew Cain's blog
Regarding attendance at the Kempton Pk meeting .... weren't they going to produce a video? Guess they'll have to use some cardboard cut-outs to make-up the numbers. And yes, the silence since the meeting would certainly support the idea that very few attended.
And I know I shouldn't start posting too many random links, but I had to laugh at the line .... "the perforation of the eyes was in most cases insuffiecient to allow vision" .... in this article:
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