The news that baseball was invented in England, in Guildford to be precise, in 1755 will come as no surprise to those who have studied the matter. The British invented football, rugby, cricket, golf and some say tennis, but don't play any of these games well. What we are good at is making up the rules.
In future, just as African potentates go to Savile Row to invent the uniforms for their armies - an instant bit of 'tradition' - so they will come to us to invent their national games for them. Something to do with coconuts, your Majesty?
A new service industry is born.
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