The former Archbishop of Canterbury has been deserted by some friends – but not by the King. So should I hug Fergie?
The former Archbishop of Canterbury has been deserted by some friends – but not by the King. So should I hug Fergie? When someone you know falls from grace, what do you do? If it’s just a casual acquaintance, I reckon you are allowed to drop them and think no more about it. If it’s a member of the family, what then? If it’s your partner, depending on the offence, you might choose to abandon them, but if it’s a blood relation – perhaps your own child – what’s the rule? When I chatted about this with my friend Harriet (she’s the producer of my Rosebud podcast and half my age), she was adamant. ‘If my sister was found guilty of murder,’ she said, ‘I’d stick by her. She would still be my sister.’ That was the line the late great Lord Longford took when visiting the Moors murderers, Ian...
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