He defied all the odds and won. It was momentous, unifying, a singular diamond moment of clarity for a whole people, and they awaited his words with bated breath. All he could say was, ‘Uh, yeah. We did it!’
It was limp. It did nothing to inspire. So after all that work, things fell apart. There was no charisma to draw them in, no rhetoric to bind them, so a soft line tore apart what could have been a wonderful thing.
Paddy Dobson
5th July 2024