Blatter’s a figure of fun not fear

ULTIMO brassiere tycoon Michelle Mone, above, says she has quit her native Glasgow after being trolled by nasty Scot Nats calling her derogatory names, the least offensive of which are ‘cow’ and ‘slut’.

She urges SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon to take control of her MPs and voters, pointing out: ‘I have to take responsibility for my company and my team, why can’t she?’ I don’t think Miss Sturgeon will pay any attention to Mone’s moan. She won’t risk upsetting supporters by backing someone who says she has left Scotland because of them.

Some will sympathise with Mone, but I wonder if Scots Nat nastiness is her real reason for moving South. As a ‘global ambassador’ for British Airways and Bentley — and a frequent international traveller — being in London suits her better. ‘DEAD Man Walking’ Fifa boss Sepp Blatter might not be my choice as a dining companion on the Orient Express, but isn’t he more comic than sinister? As figurehead of the Football Association, Prince William should have left it to blustering chairman Greg Dyke rather than involve himself in the vulgar demonising of this absurd figure. Blatter’s method of shoring up his position — favouring those who vote for him — seems indistinguishable from those practised by all politicians. Nor am I much impressed by America’s self-righteous crusade against football’s governing body after failing to be chosen as a World Cup host. Remember also that in the U.S., prosecutions are often politically motivated. Support for football worldwide generates billions. So it’s not surprising bribery and corruption are rife. But so it is in other arenas. We have paid billions to middle-men so that we could sell warplanes and other military equipment abroad, but we didn’t call for a change of government in the nations involved. At 79, doddering Blatter should have been offered a face-saving deal: no opposition to him standing this time if he agreed to resign soon afterwards.