That's it all out of the closet. Poorer people pay more and richer people
pay less. Took Mrs Thatcher's reforms a long time, but they've finally
arrived. I think CILIP may see some more haemorrhaging of members.



"The assumption behind the plan, as I understand it, that the changeover
 will be set up to be neutral in its effect on Cilip subscription income.
 Because of the distribution curve of members amongst the salary bands it
 is
 likely that most members will be paying about the same while the lower
 earners pay a bit more and the higher earners a bit less.  No firm figures
 have been published because constitutionally it is the Treasurer alone who
 produces the new year's subscription recommendations which are then put
 before the AGM for approval.

As reported in the new Update I spoke very strongly in favour of the new
proposals when they were debated at Cilip Council, and have been supoortive
since the scheme was first aired at the recruitment and retention working
party some time ago.  The existing scheme is an administrative nonsense,
taking a hugely wasteful amount of effort to administer.  Every renewal
round sees a more or less accidental haemorrhaging of members, which in
turn means that the whole year's recruitment effort is taken up with trying
to get back into membership those who lapsed by falling over the tailboard
rather than by definite decision.

I can see the argument for a Marxian subscription system..  This position
was very eloquently expressed in Council, but in my view didn't put any
dents in the proposal.

Like Charles Oppenheim I feel the need to declare my interest, which is
that it makes no difference to me personally since my employer pays my
subscription, and that over the dozen or so Cilip subs paid through my
budget there will probably be a very small reduction.

Tony McSean"

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