We must have an aversion to normal, or we become enablers of misgovernance

If we want to see politicians become our servants, as they ought to be, we must organise protests and interrupt their normal lives

05 December 2021 - 00:00

As the year draws to a close, so do curtains fall on our varied attempts to improve our collective lot as a people. Individually and collectively we start each year with untrammelled enthusiasm, hoping to triumph against the vagaries we are certain to encounter in our pursuit of happiness...

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