IfA - A Chartered Institute

[Jack]

But Troll, its not a case of winning the right to vote. You have to pay for the right..................

Then we are straight back to the olden days of the plebs dying in the mills whilst the rich reap the benefits in the name of progress.

A bit of a dark metaphor, I know. But think about it without rosy-tinted glasses. Is a constituted society the best curator for our industry and heritage?

I'm coming at this from my experience of constituted societies. All they seem to do is break things by compromise, or follow someones personal agenda.

I am 100% in favour of chartered status for archaeologists. I just think it either should be ran as a quango-type dictatorship with clearly defined constitution, or as a cooperative with everyone having the same say.

And should definitely be free.

Maybe IFA could do it, maybe I am wrong (wouldn't be the first time), your words sound like sense, except for the warning in my heart. To me the IFA seem like the servants of darkness who seem fairer but feel fouler.

I would favour BAJR (or something similar) being the administrator of charterdom or English Heritage (even with their many many flaws) over the IFA anyday.