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Flat White

The greater good - or a grander evil?

9 February 2022

4:00 AM

9 February 2022

4:00 AM

Every time I hear some middling news reporter parrot ‘for the greater good’ in reference to whatever the next absurd Covid health order is, I am reminded of that famous scene in Hot Fuzz.

A circle of people are discovered in a secret underground lair by the protagonist – torches held beneath their chins and black hoods covering half their faces.

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