Many years ago, when major football clubs travelled by train, a London team set off on the long journey from Kings Cross to Newcastle. They observed the usual routine: they glanced at the back pages, played a few hands of cards and stared out of the window at the passing fields. A friend of mine, a new signing, tried to prompt a conversation with some of his colleagues. A General Election was imminent, and he wondered how they intended to vote. The answers were depressing. ‘Not so much “Don’t Know” as “Don’t Have A Bloody Clue”,’ he reported. ‘Not one of them had ever voted, or ever intended to vote. They didn’t know which party was standing, or what they stood for.’
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Andy Murray came out in support of Scottish independence
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He was later branded a traitor on social media
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Scotland voted to remain in the Union
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Jonny Bairstow waiting for Samit Patel to lift his foot before whipping off the bails was within the laws yet outside the spirit of the game.
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Troon must admit women members ahead of The Open in 2016
In common with most people on this side of the border, I believe it was absolutely right that the @placeholder should have settled this matter for themselves.