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Follow all the action from Kent Union AGM, live today from 6.00 p.m.

6.10: The meeting has started late, as usual, there don’t look to be too many people, probably slightly less than last year’s AGM

6. 12: I speak to Tom Christian, the evil doers at the University have scrapped the ‘media balcony’, hence inQuire live has been dumped in Eliot computer room, relaying on paper and two reporters to get the messages across

6.15: We reach quorum, which is the magic number of 150 attendees, if this number was not met, the whole evening would have been declared invalid.

6.20 Non union members and non university members have suspiciously been allowed to attend and have been included in the quorum count. SCANDAL! No objections were raised, however they didn’t ask the question for long enough.

6.22: Archie, the current union president, gives his opening address, he talks about the ‘inspiration’ that comes from the AGM, I didn’t know there was any? Archie receives polite applause.

6.30: I’m departing for the balcony, apparently that’s where the action is, back soon!

6:35: There’s no really any action on the balcony, Archie continues to talk

6.37: Tom Stubbs from the NUS national executive committee takes the stand and tells us the NUS is scrapping its annual decision making conference. Student decisions will now be made by an unelected senate, DEMOCRACY ALERT!

6.41: Archie’s address returns, he says that most students ‘have no idea’ what the Union is, I think this is a fair point, however presumably he should be doing something about it?

6.42: Archie name drops inQuire, best president ever! or is he?

6.45: At some point this evening, I’m going to get a new picture for the top of this story, I’m mean, come on, AGM in big red letters, it’s just so passé!

6.47: I’m making another dash for the balcony, I’ll be back with some real news..ok there is now a 20 minute interval, Archie’s address finishes, we’ll take these moment to update you with the contents of his speech..

Half way through his speech Archie made reference to Kent Union’s ‘surplus’ for the budget, they have declared £52,511 profit!, ironic considering they bill themselves as a ‘not for profit charity’. Where did all this money come from?

Archie laid into all University of Kent students, SCANDAL!, saying that they need to make a “positive influence” and provide “positive solutions”, he didn’t say what we need to solve, he wasn’t at all specific.

7.00: Right the interval is now over and the first round of motions begins, this is the exciting part!

7.08: I’m heading back to the balcony, I’ll get you all, if there’s anyone out there, the details of the first motion.