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29 October 2016

Momentum to put its future in the hands of its 20,000 members

Critics of the scheme have attacked the moves as "e-populism". 

By Stephen Bush

In a bid to heal and settle its internal divisions, Momentum will decide the form of its new structures through a vote of its whole membership, under proposals that have the backing of the organisation’s founder, Jon Lansman.

In stark language, the proposal concedes that Momentum HQ, its organising committees, and its regional networks now lack “sufficient legitimacy” to be considered adequate instruments to decide on the organisation’s future and direction.

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