London Freelance Branch meetings in 1999
These were the subjects of LFB meetings in 1999. Links are given to
reports where available.
|
Date |
Speaker/subject |
Jan 11 |
Annual General Meeting |
Feb 08 |
Media ownership: debate at the
House of Commons. |
Mar 08 |
We heard from Jim Flint, about the writing of his
first novel Habitus;
Roger Osborne about The
Floating Egg.
|
Apr 12 |
Physio Bunny Martin
gave us tips on how to stop
RSI.
|
May 10 |
We got
photographers at the sharp end in debate with a senior police officer.
No writeup, but see here.
|
Jun 14 |
Fairness at Work: the Bill |
Jul 12 |
An imaginative accountant brought us up to date on
dealing with tax and we had a surprise
speaker from Serbia. |
August |
No meeting |
Sep 13 |
A discussion
on hanging on to union recognition, getting re-recognition, and the
implications for freelances.
|
Oct 11 |
Humphrey
Evans and Chris Wheal spoke on how to negotiate effectively with editors
and clients. See here.
|
Nov 08 |
Debates on motions on union policy
(preparing for the Annual Delegate Meeting).
|
Dec 13 |
Playwright Howard Brenton
spoke about journalism and the theatre. |