British Psychological Society dismayed

The day after the Lords bowed to tradition (see previous post) the President of the BPS wrote to members expressing her dismay.

"... There are still many details about the arrangements that are not yet resolved. For instance the Standards of Proficiency, and the Threshold Entry level remain to be debated and agreed by the Educational and Training Committee, and the Council of the HPC, this is scheduled for 20 May. Also the detail of the HPC grandparenting criteria remain to be agreed by the HPC and again it is expected that the decision will be made on 20 May.
As we are now ending an era for the Society as a regulator and entering a new phase of our organisation’s life I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in the statutory regulation process – we haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, although I think we can all agree that the final form of regulation as proposed by the Government and agreed by the parliaments is less than ideal." [emphasis added]

The British continue to grin and bear the stupidity of those in positions of power.

Why?

Perhaps some dream of the chance to be 'raised to the peerage' themselves where they might act out their revenge. Possibly it's the dubious flattery of being held the second best in the hierarchy of the psys. Or maybe it's just the promise of pay rises and power over the new army of mental health workers in the 'Agenda for Change NHS'.

Or perhaps it is just our destiny, our national character, something hardwired into our genes.