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    Default SBA AGM motion on a moratorium on neonicotinoids

    Well, I'm still sitting in the AGM in Perth but we had a discussion and vote on what you might call Eric's Motion, committing the organisation to demand that the Scottish Government put in place a moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids. Maybe someone can put up the exact wording.

    For (Eric's motion) - 31
    Against - 34
    Abstentions - 5

    There you are then, a real democratic vote by beekeepers on the topic of banning neonicotinoids.

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    Last edited by gavin; 19-03-2013 at 09:51 AM. Reason: Expanding neonics, just a little experiment

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    I heard there were 34 masons in the room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    I heard there were 34 masons in the room.

    You can tell those masons a mile off.. their hives are perfectly straight, owing to the use of set squares
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    Close Vote though could go the other way next time

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    I think the vote fairly reflected the views of the membership. Presumably, though, if it had been a really hot topic among beekeepers there would have been a bigger turnout for both the debate and the vote.

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    All together now,

    "Who's the mason in the beesuit?
    Who's the mason...?
    Who's the mason...?
    Who's the mason in the beesuit?"

    Need to try that one at Parkhead next time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trog View Post
    I think the vote fairly reflected the views of the membership. Presumably, though, if it had been a really hot topic among beekeepers there would have been a bigger turnout for both the debate and the vote.
    Anyone know the total membership?

    The ubka has about 650 members between 11 associations.
    The only hot topic in the ubka is how to get something for nothing or how to get in somewhere without paying.

    Gerry, any Freemason worth his salt can split himself by binary fission and swing a close vote.
    They are a bag of tricks and need to be watched at all times.
    You need to count how many enter the room and check how many leave, before doing the arithmetic and making the necessary adjustment to maintain the integrity of the democratic process.
    Otherwise the SBA might as well be run by Mugabe.
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    Is that the same as people having more than one shadow, Jon? ... or does that only apply in libraries?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    Otherwise the SBA might as well be run by Mugabe.
    Jon - you couldn't be more wrong there. The SBA is run by the Illuminati (the same crew who just got their choice of Pope elected!).

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    Noone has mentioned Opus Dei yet so in the interests of balance, I have just mentioned them.
    Why should the Freemasons and this upstart Illuminati get to hog the limelight not to mention the ballot boxes.
    It must have been like a medieval soup in Perth today.
    Gavin needs to supply a proper match report in the style of Stuart Hall, a man no stranger to pecadillos himself but perhaps beyond the help of any influential cult at this stage in his broadcasting career.

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