Campaign for an English Parliament

The following was written by former England rugby international turned sport pundit, Brian Moore, in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph:

Andy Murray, the very talented, very surly, Scottish tennis player, now claims his statement that he supported anyone who played against England was a mere bagatelle.

Murray’s rationalisation of his former slight appears to have come after he overheard an Englishwoman saying to her friends: “That’s that Scottish w***** who hates the English.”

Perhaps he thought that the English would adopt their usual stance of accepting any sort of abuse from a Celt, lest they be accused of arrogance and lacking a sense of humour. If the woman cares to get in touch, I have a chocolate egg for her - it isn’t just me that will not accept this insult with a smile. I’d have had more respect for Murray if he had maintained his former stance. He is perfectly entitled to hold that view but we are entitled to dislike him for it.

He should not change it just because someone has been nasty to him. As he chases Wimbledon glory, I wish him all the luck he wishes England.

Good stuff from Brian Moore, it’s just missing a suitable picture.  How about this one?