Beckham has to speak up for Qatar workers
IT was the spontaneity of David Beckham’s appearance in the 13-hour queue to process past the Queen’s coffin which made your heart soar. Just the man, his cap, his tattoos and a few basic provisions. So how about a few spontaneous words this week from Beckham, Qatar’s World Cup ambassador, about the Godforsaken lives of the young immigrant men who have died building the World Cup infrastructure?
A week ago, I walked Doha’s seafront Corniche, where scores of them toiled under a relentless late-afternoon sun to get the place ready for the World Cup, with not a single source of shelter between them. Nothing changes. Just a little spontaneous honesty could change so much.