Controversial changes at the RSA withdrawn

A quick update on my previous posts about the proposals to abolition member-elected trustees at the RSA. An email pings into my inbox from the RSA bringing the news:

The Trustee Board has now withdrawn the proposal to move to a fully appointed Board of Trustees …

It is clear that this proposal does not have the support of the wider Fellowship and in the light of this the Trustee Board has decided to withdraw the proposal.

As a result, we will now begin the process leading to direct elections from the Fellowship to the four vacancies on the Trustee Board. We will contact you in the near future to confirm the process and timetable for these elections.

In addition, the Board proposes to establish a Governance Review Group; this will bring together Trustees, Fellowship Council and representatives from existing regional committees.