Well, you tried, and that is appreciated.
Based on Barber's radio interview (as reported on NSC earlier today), the apology is enough for the club and we've "moved on".
The problem for me would be in identifying who are the "good candidates" to vote for. Will there be a proper hustings with candidates seeking election publishing their bona fides and manifestos? I'm not really sure how this will work to deliver the representatives we need. But I can't think...