Let's dial down the sympathy a bit. 100k + signatures on a petition for the takeover, local MPs raising it in parliament, fans wearing tea towels and doing promos for Saudi authorities, the ongoing whataboutery. I could go on. They may have a small stake in it but they brought this on.

To be a woman, you need to be human first.

I don't suppose anyone through the Union has raised any concerns regarding Durham's recent partnership announcement with Saudi?

Shameful that no one in senior management is held to account for this. Sector wide issues, yes, but it has been coming for years.