There’s a naive fallacy at the heart of the Welsh Government’s approach to the World Cup in Qatar. It’s the belief that proclaiming the values of inclusivity and diversity - in particular supporting LGBT rights - is going to persuade the Qataris to change their stance on homosexuality and other issues.
The stark fact is that it won’t.
So opposed is the Qatari regime to accepting LGBT rights that it won’t even permit the display of armbands or bucket hats that carry the rainbow pattern. And when it came to the crunch, national teams decided their players would not wear such armbands after all when warned they would get yellow cards if they did.
