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Conversation? I don't recall one. -----Original Message----- From: Tony McSean [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 28 April 2004 16:50 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Subscriptions A quick summary of our conversation this morning. Instead of having lower subscription bands based on income, it might make a lot of sense to have a set of bands based on years since qualification. For example, steadily reducing discounts on the full subscription rate for the first three or four years after leaving library school. Three advantages: 1. It gets away from the baggage of income-related subscriptions for ever. You know what Cilip?LA is like for never actually fully letting go of everything, and I could really see the impact of this important innovation being rowed steadily back in the usual weaselly way. 2. It's automatically managed by the subscription system - no-one ever has to fill in a form at renewal and the direct debit could take care of it all with no staff intervention. 3. No opportunity for lying about your income. From the income band distribution figurtes I saw while chair of Ents I'm convinced that wholesale adjustment of reality takes place every year at renewal time. I'm sure the BMA's membership department would be happy to talk to the people concerned about how this system works here, but having asked them I am very happy to say that it works very smoothly indeed and the switch to flat-rate subs with a graded post-qualification reduction has allowed us to greatly reduce the size and costs of the membership department. Tony ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager ([log in to unmask]) www.bma.org.uk **********************************************************************