Stop wealthy seat-holders’ big profits from reselling at Royal Albert Hall, peer says
Sales of trustees’ tickets should go through the RAH box office rather than commercial sites, Lord Hodgson proposesA potential conflict of interest in the way the Royal Albert Hall is governed will allow wealthy individuals and companies to increase their opportunities to make big profits from seats they own at the charitable venue, according to a member of the House of Lords.Peers are expected to vote this week on a proposal to avoid a conflict between the private interests of trustees who own seats and the RAH’s charitable status. The move has the support of the Charity Commission. Continue reading...
Sales of trustees’ tickets should go through the RAH box office rather than commercial sites, Lord Hodgson proposes
A potential conflict of interest in the way the Royal Albert Hall is governed will allow wealthy individuals and companies to increase their opportunities to make big profits from seats they own at the charitable venue, according to a member of the House of Lords.
Peers are expected to vote this week on a proposal to avoid a conflict between the private interests of trustees who own seats and the RAH’s charitable status. The move has the support of the Charity Commission. Continue reading...