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No, a win for England is not a win for Johnson
The Socialist Worker's suggestion that an England Euros win would be celebrated as a victory for the PM is risible. Such miserabilism won't discourage fans – not least working-class socialists – from enjoying the successes of this inspiring, resolutely anti-racist squad
Prime minister Boris Johnson in the stands during the UEFA Euro 2020 semi final match at Wembley Stadium, London
Ahead of the final, Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football ponders the meaning of Kane, Southgate and Sterling.
Said the Socialist Worker on Tuesday: “If football comes home, it’s going to Johnson’s house. Let’s not stand at the door begging to be let in.”
With dreary predictability, one section of the left, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), has come out with a well-worn argument on the false consciousness of supporting England (they seem to have mislaid Scotland and Wales) at the Euros.
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