Back in 1998, the wrongful imprisonment of Coronation Street’s Deirdre Rachid whipped Britain into a genuine frenzy, with a widespread campaign for her freedom.
Graffiti and banners popped up around the country and it made the front page of the papers. Both Tony Blair and William Hague made statements in cringeworthy attempts to appeal to the everyman.
Through a 2021 lens, with a brain addled by infinite content, boredom ever placated by multi-screens and endless scrolling, it feels like the incomprehensible behaviour of an alien race.
At least, that was until Dele Alli’s superb bicycle kick for Tottenham against Wolfsberger in the Europa League, a moment that makes you identify with the injustice of Deirdre’s plight.
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