Better to sell viable proposition now
MADAM – The decision by BADA’s council to sell a majority stake in the fair was based on reliable information that the event faced making significant losses in the coming years. When we were approached by Thomas Woodham-Smith and Harry Van der Hoorn with an offer to invest in the fair, we had the opportunity to say ‘no’.
Instead, we could have spent BADA reserves ensuring the fair continued as it was, but then in a fe…