Football Governance Bill [HL]
Debate between Lord Watson of Invergowrie and Lord Moynihan of Chelsea
Committee stage
Wednesday 15th January 2025
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Wednesday 15th January 2025
(1 week, 1 day ago)
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Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con)
The noble Lord, Lord Watson, reminded us of solidarity. Does my noble friend agree that there is a great difference between legislative—which is to say coerced—solidarity, which some would call theft under the law, versus the voluntary and friendly solidarity that is already being shown by the Premier League? Does he agree that there is a fundamental difference between the two and that it is a subversion of the word to call it solidarity?
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
The noble Lord is now making a distinction between solidarity and paternalism.