Ridiculous and pointless meddling by a largely unelected body. Very similar to the disgraceful way straighteners was imposed, and this according to one ‘advisor’, the electorate having their say through elected representatives.
You wanted more say in the decisions affecting you, questionable at best. You wanted change in general and to a degree you got it. Alan Jones proposed to sack 5 directors and remove them as members. An amendment was proposed by Tony Bradley at an EGM that, whist their status as Directors should be changed, their status as members should not. Despite protocol being ignored and this proposal not being voted on, the membership considered the famous 5 to have been retained as members. Robert Irvine actually ploughed at York.
2 years down the line and change you got. The Executive - a fine upstanding body of moral substance have decided not to allow Desmond the benefits of membership. Two of said body of fine upstanding moral substance are unable to recollect having a vote on it whilst one other cannot even recollect being at the meeting.
In another meeting that the same fine upstanding body of moral abundance had, but never attended, they, in their absence, decided to summarily dispense with John Plowright - £50k extra in their coffers or otherwise.
So just to recap. On the face of it you got some change. The status of JP and DJ has without a doubt changed.
However and in the areas where you wanted change then change has not been as forthcoming. The Directors still have no say whatever. The Executive still call the shots whether they are there or not and more to the point, retribution is alive, well and thriving within the SOP.
And one area remaining steadfastly unchanged........Harry is still there in there in the background arguing vehemently for both sides.
I for one will certainly not be opening up driving directly into the sun, as many societies will find the rule meddlesome, pointless and a complete waste of time.
I try to argue for ploughing, and despair that the body which is supposed to be in charge can manage to shoot itself in both feet and knees at the same time!That rule is so stupid, its as if it was a deliberate attempt to annoy the entire membership, if so, I feel it has been a great success!
It does though bear all the hallmarks of yet another capitulation to the continent, following on from the requirement to plough in the contintal manner IE Shallow wheelmarks with unploughed ground beneath them, and high mould furrows, encouraging deep finishes.( Both of these are recognised by the SOP as poor ploughing, but are a contintal, and so world requirement)[/QUOTE]
