General Secretary Elections Hustings

Live hustings event – hear direct from the candidates!

When:                5-6pm Wednesday 2 April 2025

Where:              Online only, register for Zoom link.

As part of the Equity General Secretary election there will be an online hustings event where members can quiz the two candidates. This is your chance to hear direct from the two candidates, ask your questions, and hear them debate key issues.

Questions:

Any member can submit a question to the hustings. Please email your questions to website@equity.org.uk  by 12noon on Monday 31 March. Questions should be applicable to both candidates. 

The hustings will be chaired by an independent host. Members will either have the opportunity to ask the candidates their question live in the Zoom session, or the host will put your questions directly to the candidates. Questions will be grouped into themes/topics to be taken together.  

The event will be chaired by Faiza Shaheen.

The election

The union elects its General Secretary every five years. Equity members receive a ballot paper by post (the law currently requires these ballots to be run by post and not online).

There are two candidates in the election; they are (in alphabetical order):

• RIKY ASH (nominated by 50 members)
• PAUL W FLEMING (nominated by Equity Council and 50 members)

Please use your vote by completing your ballot paper and returning it in the pre-paid envelope. Ballot papers must be received by 2 May, but please return it as soon as you can to make sure your vote counts.

More information about the election is available here: General Secretary Election 2025.