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Agenda item 4: Office bearer elections – Co-conveners and Secretariat Jonathan Sher (JS) nominated EH as co-convener, seconded by Matthis Heydtmann. EH nominated FC as co-convener, seconded by JS. EH nominated BW as co-convener, seconded by JS.
We will continue to monitor that very carefully, and we will continue to discuss with businesses how, in the face of this difficult situation, we can support them to the best of our ability and with the best of the resources that we have at our disposal.
The club was Chelsea Ladies Football Club, and the Chelsea women made a big point of saying, “We are now Chelsea FC Women”—because, I believe, “women” is seen as a more empowering and powerful terminology.
You could see in the system exactly what they were going for and what they were choosing to miss out; they knew what was best in following the guidance at that point.
It is therefore possible that a complaint against an individual—I am using this only for illustrative purposes, and I appreciate that another committee will talk to you about councillors—could take the best part of a year.
So, what is your question? My point is that you cannot have both. Your point was that it is not real if we cannot pay for it, but the new model talks about variety and individual needs, while the one-size-fits-all approach is a low-cost model.