23 June

Every time I hear somebody call for ‘unity’, or say something like ‘we’re all in this together’, I wonder if it’s really true that people choose to agree or disagree with each other. As if we could all just suddenly choose to be ‘on the same page’. It’s ideas that clash, not people. People who agree share the same idea, people who don’t, share different ideas. What’s the trick to get wider agreement? Study the ideas. Don’t just disagree, or ‘agree to disagree’. Unpick where the ideas differ. Don’t be a puppet to an idea.