With most General Election party manifestos now published, we can see what the parties say about football in England.
QPR1st supporters’ trust welcomes Labour’s manifesto commitment to increase the influence of supporters.
Labour’s manifesto says:
“Football clubs are an important part of many people’s identity and sense of belonging. They are more than just businesses. But despite their importance in the lives of their members and supporters, too often there are no effective means for fans to have a say in how their clubs are run.
“Labour will provide the means for supporters to be a genuine part of their clubs. We will introduce legislation to enable accredited supporters trusts to appoint and remove at least two of the directors of a football club and to purchase shares when the club changes hands. We will also review the role of fan participation in other sports.
“We will ensure the Premier League delivers on its promise to invest five per cent of its domestic and international television rights income into funding the grassroots.”
The Conservative Party manifesto mentions football with a commitment to improve community sports facilities including building artificial football pitches in 30 English cities.
The Conservatives, Labour and the Greens want to see more sport in schools.
The Liberal Democrat and UKIP manifestos are silent on the issue.