cavemanmike said:
.... too many anti crow on the exec if you ask me
Not sure that is entirely fair.
Certainly some of the exec voted against. However, I have heard (1st hand) from some of those exec that they have accepted the vote and are getting behind it. I know couple of the people involved and trust their integrity.
I think (and I actually believe this) that the problem is the same problem that appears to be "trending" with the other four (non-caving) examples I gave. Specifically, there is a minority of the minority that are causing a tremendous fuss. This leads to the "anti's" (no matter which side of the fence again) feeling that they should support or at least empathise with the vocal "minority of minorities". It even seems to have become vogue with the American election with celebrities jumping on the minority bandwagon.
How many instances exist of the "minority of minorities" dictating a change in the UK? How many in Europe? How many have we "suffered" already?
I believe that the BCA exec are attempting to appease the "anti's" while doing their duty to uphold the majority verdict.
Sadly, the two are incompatible (as with the four non-caving examples) and no good can come of it.
We need a strong leadership that is prepared to grasp the proverbial bull by the horns and get the job done that they were mandated to do.
Ian