I presume you are basing that on the Covid analysis where they were looking at control the numbers returning to games by postcode ?
You have to be careful using postcodes like that. The reality is you could live nearer the ground without an L postcode that someone who did since The Wirral...
Let's be honest and highlight Sky's particular role, I know you mentioned the media. Important to note they are now under new ownership.
We can be cynical and suggest that of course they had an agenda to protect the status quo. However commercially they also have an agenda to grab the rights to...
Well, it's non unusual of Boris to jump on populist causes, especially as the party effectively split the country down the middle a few years ago.
Suggesting so isn't cynical, it's simply an observation of his political style and strategy.
He saw the opportunity and jumped on it.
It will be the EU that puts something in place to stop this happening and the pressure to do so will come from France and Germany.
Whilst UK fans were gnashing their teeth, France and Germany simply sold The Americans (and The Spanish) to do one.