You nailed it there I think.
The mag is no more than a pamphlet now. I wonder if John is stretching himself too far cos the mag's content is always very thin, there's never any technical stuff in there since Ian Coulson left (whatever happened to him?) and I used to enjoy reading about people's issues.
And the web page is dissapointing. I would order parts from them if you could select it from an online parts list, but I can't be arsed fannying about ringing people or using Royal Snail. Just about every other Club that caters for specific makes, has a cracking mag and a great dedicated site - not CCI.
That said, I take my hat off to him for sourcing parts that's you just can't get anymore.