Muppet
Don't be so blinkered. I think stopping the Tournament was a crying shame - fantastic
PR etc, but you cannot seriously think that it didn't put some sort of strain on things. Yes, the participants were already paid, but diversion from primary duties, lodging in London, hiring the venue, running costs, people whose job it was to plan the next one (wages etc) all add up. How many Wednesday afternoons do we get for sport in the RAF these days? Expeds? Less and less. That grips my ***t, but it is the way of things.
Don't believe that things are free, cos the bean counters will soon prove you wrong and stop the fun in other places.
As for making money. We have not been allowed to do this - legislation prevents us doing that - unfair competition etc. Also brings in liability etc. There have been ideas like this in the past - making use of 'irreducible spare capacity' - but has not come to a lot.