13th September 2012, 12:42 PM
IFA also has a highly selective membership (compared to the overall number of people in the heritage industry), those who have elected to join (for whatever reason) have already selected themselves into that group (assuming they can pass the membership requirements and afford the subs!) and thereafter it is no longer possible for the remaining (larger) group to have any say in any subsequent debate. On BAJR IFA members are equally welcome to contribute, as indeed are non-heritage/ non-professional/non-resident-in-UK persons, and without qualification and financial bars. IFA is strictly oligarchic, the self-chosen few (not to mention the, ahem, self-validated MIFAs....) :face-stir: