Hello and welcome to Political Thinking.

On the day that Boris Johnson issued that apology,

one tweet got liked and shared

around 35,000 times by a man who has almost five million followers.

That is what they mean by being a social media influencer.

My guest on Political Thinking is Gary Neville.

Now you may know him for kicking a ball,

kicking it for United, for England,

a man who won so many trophies,

so many medals you may know him from sky sports,

for his often searing analysis of how others kick a ball.

But increasingly, he may also know him for his political opinions

and for the fact that he launches crunching tackles on social media

on Boris Johnson and on other conservative ministers.

He is a self-proclaimed champagne socialist

and yet he's a pretty successful capitalist as well.

He's a man who employs 600 people in businesses here in Greater Manchester.

He runs hotels, restaurants, co-owns,

his sulphur to FC and the founder of a new startup university.

For kids like him who never dreamed of studying for a degree.

How long someone can it be before Neville leaves the stands

and takes to the political page.

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