Line them up for the political transfer market

AS a Man U fan I confess to taking pleasure in the achievements of David Beckham on the football field and I regret the decision to sell him.

Line them up for the political transfer market

A pertinent question here is whether the footballer's form of contract should be adopted for those paid from the public purse, particularly when matters of national interest are at stake.

Would it not be desirable to trade some of our contemporary leaders, whose particular skills and abilities have, like Beckham's, become surplus to requirements and who, through their sale, might help replenish the nation's coffers?

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