That first line crystallises a fundamental difference in US and European thinking when it comes to sport.
For most football fans in Europe, clubs are a family obsession passed down through generations, boiling that down to “franchise value” is missing the point spectacularly.
“It is now for every State to determine where it stands at this historical juncture. Every single country will be asked: What did you do during this genocide? Not what you said or what you
considered doing but what did you actually do. What did you do to stop it and stop the destruction of human life?”
The Settlers, the doc I made for the BBC, is now available to stream in the US on BBC Select. It couldn’t be more timely with the announcement today that the Israeli govt has approved construction of 22 new settlements in the West Bank - which are illegal under international law.
Marx's prediction that wages would eventually gravitate towards subsistence levels used to be wildly mocked. But millions of British workers would be starving without food banks and in-work benefits.