Ever wanted to read a rugby player's views on the British General Election? Well, thanks to former England hooker Brian Moore in The Daily Telegraph, you can.
"Add to this the position sport plays in the voters’ psyche and the vicarious popularity a sporting success brings a government and you would expect politicians to recognise the unique position of sport; but no, it remains lumped with the others in Whitehall, fighting for every inch of territory.
"A look at the party election manifestos shows how much regard the politicians really have for sport.
"The Labour manifesto is 78 pages long and out of 30,755 words there were 550 dealing with sport; 1.8 per cent. The Conservative Party equivalent is 131 pages in total, containing 28,850 words of which are 123 words on sport; 0.43 per cent. The Liberal Democrats manifesto has 21,600 words, with 96 words on sport; 0.44 per cent."
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