Beckham also highlighted the fact that NFL players' careers are not as long as their counterparts in other major sporting leagues in the US.
The strength of feeling in the party was highlighted on Sunday when 20 current and former Tory constituency association chairmen delivered a letter to No 10 warning that the bill would inflict "significant damage" to the party in the runup to the next election.
A Human Rights Watch report published last September highlighted the extent of the regime's crackdowns on the political opposition, Muslims and street protesters.
The former Ukip candidate also claims that the new Conservative MP, whom he has known for about 30 years, handed him a leaflet template attacking Labour's record on immigration that he recommended Rose distribute in the areas of the constituency he highlighted as being home to potential Labour/Ukip swing voters.
The apparent antipathy towards anything deemed clean, green or renewable was further highlighted by the decision to change the name of the Clean Energy Supplement to the Energy Supplement.
The case against Pussy Riot, conducted at lightning speed and rife with procedural abnormalities, highlighted the politicised nature of Russia's court system.
A report in 2012 by The Global Mail highlighted the deeply embedded climate skepticism, and the ideological commitment to coal mining and export.
The herding and slaughter of dolphins, highlighted by The Cove, has provoked outrage among animal welfare groups and some governments.
However, it also highlighted the persistence of patronising attitudes towards the region.
The prime minister vowed on Tuesday to reduce the annual benefits cap from £26,000 to £23,000 "within the first few days" of a Conservative victory, but analysis conducted by a housing association has highlighted the devastating consequences it would have on tenants in the south-east.
The dramatic progress in Northern Ireland, which saw the establishment of the first enduring power-sharing executive led by the DUP and Sinn Féin in 2007, was highlighted when the former IRA commander and Sinn Féin deputy first minister Martin McGuinness was due to attend a state banquet in honour of Higgins at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night.
