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This is not some anti-Andy Burnham rant. It is a mild observation that footballers and politicians have lost the ability to speak their mind. They answer indirectly. This approach is governed by fear. It is a path rarely crossed as the line of questioning is often as dumb as the answers. Richard Nixon, and more recently Joe Kinnear, have spoken their mind, through provocation or otherwise, and experienced the toxic nature of the media. If only Tony Benn hadn’t hung up his boots.

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