Why sportspeople should stick to the pitch and stay out of politics
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Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is to stand for parliament, but he doesn’t seem to know what his own policies areThere’s an old adage that says sport and politics don’t mix. It’s a moot point with persuasive arguments on both sides. But in light of former England spin bowler Monty Panesar’s jaw-dropping radio interview last week as George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain’s prospective candidate for Ealing Southall, west London, in the next election, perhaps a more pertinent question is...

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