President's column

摘要

In my column for last November I spoke of the need for us to get more involved in influencing the development of public policy, and I said that the Trustees would be discussing this in their November meeting, and we would welcome any contributions from members. I in fact got a large number of very useful comments, all of which were relayed on to my fellow Trustees and copied to the Policy Advice Team in the Society's office; for which many thanks. Our members have a wealth of knowledge and expertise and are a fund of innovative ideas, which are always worth drawing upon. Moreover, we live in a time of rapid change, and we need to respond positively and proactively to developments.