I thought it was all about homophobia until I watched this video

The debate is about two vastly different ideas of marriage, not about whether we like gays.

Pat Langrell | May 3 2016 | comment

Pat Langrell, of the Australian group Marriage Equals, presents a splendid argument for real marriage. In short, he contends that we are grappling with the older conception of marriage as a lifetime commitment to fidelity which is open to children and the newer "soulmate" version. Which is best for society?

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Not that I am a sports tragic, but I follow a policy of always supporting the underdog. Consequently I feel pretty morose whenever I take a look at the sports pages.

This year I have taken a keen interest in the fortunes of Leicester in the English Premier League. A classic underdog: always at the bottom of the table, barely escaping relegation to a lower league, a joke. The team's Italian manager, Claudio Ranieri, joined the club after just four months as manager of the Greek national team. He was sacked after Greece (population 10,955,000) lost to Faroe Islands (population 49,709). At home, too. Not a good look for Signor Ranieri -- or his players.

The odds of Leicester winning the Premier League were 5000 to 1.

Last night Leicester won.

It was one of the biggest upsets in sporting history. A down-on-its-heels club, with a shopworn manager, a few bargain-basement players from overseas, and some unlikely local lads, beat Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U, Totenham, Arsenal ... all the big boys. It was the ultimate in underdog oneupsmanship.

So I may switch my allegiance to Aston Villa. After a season of unprecedented awfulness, they have been relegated. The Villans, possibly the worst side in Premier League history, are my kind of team.