Referees and red lights

[Martin Cassini]

Football and traffic regulation have plenty in common. Their governing bodies are both anti-freedom and antediluvian. Both are scandalously overdue for reform. On the roads, we could replace regulation and control with one rule: drive on the left; and two bits of advice: take it in turns and mind how you go. "Accidents" would virtually disappear, but in the event of a disputed collision, refer to CCTV. Similarly, we could get rid of referees and in the event of a disputed decision, refer to action replay.