it would seem

"I would urge the president not to do that. I think it would seem defensive and unnecessary."

“I think it would seem defensive and unnecessary.”

And it would seem Labour deputy prime minister and minister for housing Angela Rayner – who famously bought her own council house in Stockport under RTB – has taken on board the views of RTB critics.

Indeed, both on and off the course, plenty is already happening in that part of the world - it would seem - to influence the sport’s future.

Otherwise, it would seem fake.