A lot of local party meetings are very traditionally run and while some people like talking agendas, minutes and procedure, others, especially younger people, do not. (totalpolitics.com)
If we're serious about things, our overall aim should be to «open up» membership in local parties away from the current tendency to have a closed shop. (nextleft.org)
This engages local party members in thinking about policies we want to propose, and then submitting them and gaining support for them at conference. (totalpolitics.com)