The bane of which we speak, that thorn that we cannot remove or alter, is less a person and more an idea. Some say incorruptible, others say uncompromising. Either way, it represents a problem for a society that prides itself on tolerance - the subject that is intolerable. What to do with such a thing? To destroy it is simply to spread it around. To change it is to forgive it. There’s no simple solution, we tell ourselves.
Paddy Dobson
8th November 2023