There’s so much chatter about identity these days, yet very little is said about character.

It’s as though life for many has become a scramble to claim some sort of special status to grab a bigger slice of whatever spoils are up for grabs. The easiest and surest way to succeed in this is by achieving a certain level of approved victimhood, one that ticks whatever box is in vogue.

Along the way, what used to be a healthy balance between our various rights and responsibilities has tipped so far in the former’s favour that the latter is almost forgotten. We deserve stuff simply because life hasn’t been fair. And we’re going to get it.

Governments of all stripes encourage this attitude. It provides a surefire way of gaining or retaining power. The money needed for what is essentially both a

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