no not at all mate, SAA is open to and welcomes everyone who wants to get their sleeves rolled up and support angling, of course politics is not everyones cup of tea, which is fine, but people can still support these organisations by simply sending off a membership fee. The most common and democratic way of changing things is by penpushing, the RSPB are very goosd at this and they are also very good at talking to others, they also have a number of professional people who work for the oprganisation.
How many professionals do we have in angling fighting our corner, and I dont mean those who make a living out of it.
The other way to get things done is by direct action, but whos going to organise that then?
Coarse fishing is traditionally a working class sport, people of this social structure were not renowned for organising themselves or others. Thankfully the social stratification in this country has largely moved up, with many blue collar workers educating themselves to the heigth of white collar professionals and thus in some denizens, we now have a little organisation, maybe too little too late, I dont know, but groups like the RSPB and by far better organised than us.
