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Spence is right: Open access is important, and here is an opportunity for BMJ members to give something to whoever wishes to benefit from it. I have long regarded the BMJ as the best thing about BMA membership and giving free access may even increase the influence of the BMA. The government presents us as greedy and self-interested: doing this will demonstrate that we are not.
Re: Take down the BMJ pay wall
Spence is right: Open access is important, and here is an opportunity for BMJ members to give something to whoever wishes to benefit from it. I have long regarded the BMJ as the best thing about BMA membership and giving free access may even increase the influence of the BMA. The government presents us as greedy and self-interested: doing this will demonstrate that we are not.
Competing interests: No competing interests