I believe fervently in trying to achieve equality of opportunity for every one, whatever sex.

For example, I believe women should get the same prize money as men for winning at Wimbledon. Of course the argument should not be the silly one about how many sets are played by each sex. The quid pro quo should simply be that they play each other.

Apples are not oranges and women are not men and we should celebrate that not try to make them the same.

Let’s create the same opportunities for all, woman, ethnic groups, the disabled etc but remember they are NOT the same. A man with one leg is unllikely to make it as a professional footballer and most professional footballers will never be brain surgeons but all have a role to fill.

We are all different but when it come to the differences between men and women, the French have got it right. “Vive la difference”.