Capture the spirit of ’22
Failing to promote women’s football after Sunday’s Wembley glory would be a spectacular own goal.
The joy and excitement generated by the Lionesses is inspiring a new generation of players and fans.
The football associations of all the home nations have a responsibility to encourage girls and women to play the beautiful game.
And the Government will deserve a red card if it repeats the unforgivable mistake of not creating a sporting legacy on the back of the London 2012 Olympics.
Cuts in school sports funding were a kick in the teeth for children inspired by athletes such as Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill.
We’ll be cheering for years to come if the country can produce a new generation of Beth Meads, Chloe Kellys, Ella Toones, Lucy Bronzes and Leah Williamsons.
Spiteful Truss
Dinosaur Liz Truss is returning to the policies of the past by declaring war on workers and trade union representatives.
She is offering to do the Tories a favour by diverting public attention from its cost of living crisis by making scapegoats of grafters.
In return she wants to be installed as Prime Minister without a General Election.
Cutting rights, shackling unions, effectively outlawing strikes and now slashing pay and holidays for workers who represent others in disciplinary hearings and wage negotiations are all part of a spiteful agenda.
Truss should be seeking fresh answers.
Her party is lurching backwards, appealing to the worst instincts of the 0.2% who’ll foist a new leader on the disenfranchised 99.8%.
Every time she and Rishi Sunak open their mouths they unintentionally make the case for an immediate General Election.
Boxing chomp
Lippy Chris Eubank is a guaranteed tasty ingredient on Celebrity MasterChef.
Let’s hope the former boxing champ manages to knock out some decent grub…
