Ex-sailor urges billionaire Dubai ruler to accept defeat after Highland home hopes dashed
hopes his powerful rival will accept defeat.Roddy Macleod revealed how he thought council leaders would side with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s proposals to develop land yards from his house.But the former Merchant Navy officer, 71, was overcome with emotion when officials rejected the billionaire’s planning application to expand his sprawling Highland estate.Roddy, who also sold fruit and veg to make a living, said he is bracing himself for the 70-year-old sheikh challenging the decision.He added: “I’m getting too old for the fight. I hope this is the end of it but I can’t see him just accepting the decision.