"I have always taken the view that if you're not at the table you're likely to be on the menu"
made by Martin Broughton, BA Chairman
very apt, and sums up quite nicely where BASSA have been for the last year - ie part of the problem, rather than part of any solution.
Well, in my view, trying to join the table when the participants have already enjoyed desert and the port/cigars is a touch late, and likely to have you viewed as outsiders.