Henry Aldridge denounced the media's coverage of the CBI crisis and said it had handled its reform plans 'in as transparent and detailed way as is humanly possible', in a memo seen by Sky News.
"We are not allowed to even watch the EGM today, so how can we possibly decide whether there might be a case to be made in future to rejoin?," he said.
"There is no time to lose to focus on the cross-economy priorities that we all recognise as crucial to businesses across all sectors, regions and nations - not least with the Autumn statement and a General Election coming down the track." Compared to the deluge of blue-chip members which have torn up their subscriptions, however, messages of vocal support have been largely conspicuous by their absence.
Tuesday's vote will determine the immediate future of a group which claims to represent 190,000 businesses, and which was incorporated by royal charter in 1965.
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