Very good, Nigel, and I say that as a rugby non-fan!

A good read in the Guardian:

Lineker and Vorderman are a more effective opposition than Labour. No wonder the Tories feel threatened
Hannah Jane Parkinson

"When indecent populists are challenged by people who are both decent and popular, they realise they’re in danger."

She's not exactly complimentary about Starmer either. I'm glad I'm not just a voice in the wilderness.

On another tack, I read a comment by the God-awful Rachel Reeves. After the usual anodyne and formulaic calls for Sharp to resign and for the Beeb to reverse its decision, she spoke pusillanimously of her support for Lineker "whether you agree with [his] tweets or not, and I wouldn't have used that language..."

What language of his would she not have used? And why not! I tell you, we're in trouble with this opposition...