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Intbel · 28-05-2006, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex McKee

Why are you bothered? It'll only be full of Nigel Farage's leadership election bumpf.
Alex

Great! It'll be interesting reading!

Mark Croucher · 28-05-2006, 10:13 AM

The May issue is at the mailing house awaiting distribution. An issue was not produced in March because it was felt that the £20k production and distribution cost could be better spent elsewhere during the local election campaign.

Rgds

Mark

mkpdavies · 28-05-2006, 12:59 PM

20k for less than 20k members.

I don't think we are getting very good value.

BASILDON BOY · 28-05-2006, 01:01 PM

So exactly where did we spend £20 grand during the local elections? I thought all candidates paid for their own leaflets???

Alex McKee · 28-05-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

20k for less than 20k members.

I don't think we are getting very good value.

Quite. We have 18k members apparently. Quite a drop but we must accept that.

Considering that well over half, if not two thirds of the members are "senior citizens" and are thus entitled to membership for £10, and a small number are students and thus entitled to membership for £10, we're left with perhaps a third of members, maybe more, paying £20.
Let's assume a third.

12,000 members paying £10 = £120,000
6,000 members paying £20 = £120,000
Total income via membership = £240,000

If it costs £20,000 for each mailing, with one every 2 months then we're paying half the total income from membership (£120,000) in newsletters alone.

Intbel · 28-05-2006, 04:23 PM

Maybe it would be useful, then to have a leader which would attract some sizeable donations?

BASILDON BOY · 28-05-2006, 04:37 PM

I thought I read somewhere that membership was down to 9,000?

C_steam · 28-05-2006, 05:12 PM

somewhere between your 9K and Alex's 18K, I should think.

Alex McKee · 28-05-2006, 05:18 PM

Geoffrey Kingscott, the General Secretary, said 18k at the meeting in Gloucestershire on Thursday.

If however we don't have 18k members and have less than 12k we're making a loss on membership. Which is ridiculous.

Intbel · 28-05-2006, 05:23 PM

Maybe, then, it would be useful to have a leader which will attract new members?

28-05-2006, 12:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,183 Party: Libertarian Party	20k for less than 20k members. I don't think we are getting very good value. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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28-05-2006, 10:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mark Croucher Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dartford, Kent Posts: 981	The May issue is at the mailing house awaiting distribution. An issue was not produced in March because it was felt that the £20k production and distribution cost could be better spent elsewhere during the local election campaign. Rgds Mark

28-05-2006, 01:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
BASILDON BOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: N'Djamena, Chad Posts: 1,852	So exactly where did we spend £20 grand during the local elections? I thought all candidates paid for their own leaflets???

28-05-2006, 04:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
Intbel Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a field near you - look for the yellow and purple tent ... Posts: 4,665	Maybe it would be useful, then to have a leader which would attract some sizeable donations?

28-05-2006, 04:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
BASILDON BOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: N'Djamena, Chad Posts: 1,852	I thought I read somewhere that membership was down to 9,000?

28-05-2006, 05:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,803	somewhere between your 9K and Alex's 18K, I should think.

28-05-2006, 05:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,666	Geoffrey Kingscott, the General Secretary, said 18k at the meeting in Gloucestershire on Thursday. If however we don't have 18k members and have less than 12k we're making a loss on membership. Which is ridiculous.

28-05-2006, 05:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
Intbel Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a field near you - look for the yellow and purple tent ... Posts: 4,665	Maybe, then, it would be useful to have a leader which will attract new members?