Palmer's State of the Nation

I am sure many of you, like me, are still feeling a bit raw after England's departure from the World Cup. And those sporting wounds only had more salt rubbed in them when Scotland's great Wimbledon hope Andy Murray was knocked out last week. But despite all of this defeat, I'm sure all of us enjoyed the way in which this summer of sport has effortlessly united households and offices. Though I'm not sure all my Scottish colleagues will agree with my liberal use of the word ‘Unite'! But the point is, love it or hate it, sport gets everyone talking, well almost everyone. Even people who, y...