"complex landscape"
I don't know anything about Nominet beyond what I read in The Register, but will note that making simple things complex is the hallmark of the long con.
The reason why Mr. Haworth would be put out by being put out, is simply that he wasn't given time to properly pack his parachute. No matter how you spin it, being evicted by an EGM will not be an adornment on his résumé.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
