Recently there was long thread about the BCA. I can now post possible answers to some of the questions, such as "Why is the BCA still raising membership prices when there is a significant amount still left in its coffers?"
The British Telecom Caving Club were beginning to regret their decision to let their oldest member come on their caving trip. He will insist on sticking to his "tried and tested" telephone pole climbing gear rather than convert to the "that new-fangled modern SRT crap"...