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BHA leadership slaughtered in public again

Lydia Hislop sinks the boots further into the beleaguered Nic Coward of the BHA in this excellent piece from The Guardian. Plaudits for the paper too, for either having very astute commenters, or maintaining a very high standard of comments they accept - they all make perfect sense!

Cheers to Mark Davies for pointing this story out.
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  1. Richard Farmer19 August 2010 at 04:04

    I thought this comment on The Guardian story might amuse you:
    “--- the Levy has returned ninety-something million for the last 4 years. Yet in October people who earn more than double the salary of the Prime Minister will be going in front of a government minister (who'll have just cut 20% or more off his own departments budget), claiming with straight faces that the Sport of Kings needs 30-50% more than it's ever had in order to keep owners in the manner to which they've become accustomed.
    To be clear, I'm an owner myself. I'm not talking about how I'd view it; I'd welcome increased prize money, it's just I'm not completely deluded. “

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