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Greed On The March

10th February 2009 8.47am: This is really an update to my previous entry.
I have just spoken with the Duc de Ledbury, Ducky to his friends, who informs me that the Goodwood Revival pitch prices are up between 20% and 25% on last year.
At a time when most other companies with whom we deal are holding or even lowering prices, it's such a delight to see Goodwood standing firm in the obsessive greed for which they are becoming rightly known.
Eat the Rich !


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