OK, this is the third time i've started to type a response to the above debate!!

I'm starting to find the conspiracy theories about the committe and it's decision regarding UKA quite upsetting.

Spending a sunday afternoon discussing the sub-committees report, knowing that an important decision has to be made at the end of that meeting is actually quite daunting & stressful.

I do belive that after a thourough debate we were all quite happy we had enough information to reach a decision - we voted and then continued the discussion on what to do next.

We're wanting each member to make a decision based on the facts - should we not have shown that we had managed to make one and openly state what it is???

A ballot to 6300 members is reasonably costly and the logistics of it fairly time consuming.

Sending a full report with the ballot would have increased the cost and as it's openly available on the website or can be obtained with a simple phone call by those without internet access it was a simple decision just to include a summary. The report isn't being kept secret!

Britta