26th February 2014, 10:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 26th February 2014, 08:27 PM by BAJR.)
kevin wooldridge Wrote:My point Ken was (ignoring the long term unspecific aims of the former IfA) that a Chartered body by itself was unable to impose or engineer a closed shop on the profession. If the CIfA wish to make membership essential by 2020 (and they are fast running out of time) they will need to promote a bill to Parliament that introduces either the concept of licencing, or compulsory membership or effectively a ban on all forms of archaeological activity other than that undertaken by members, In my opinion they have as much chance as the TUC would have in promoting a bill calling on compulsory Trade Union membership. That doesn't mean I think its a bad idea, but in the real world and in our profession I don't think it will happen.
May be we can agree that it is a good time for the Institute to abandon such futile policies, as this simply undermines the credibility of the Institute....ironic given the apperent purpose of Chartership. It would be great to see energy devoted to challenging the narrow self interest that is evident within the corporate membership and the executive.....but that would require leadership qualities that are not so evident.