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Re: The Hancock Affair
Six days ago…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/a...-Universe.html
Quote:
SARAH VINE: The problem with the wife who's been with you for ever is that she knows you're not the Master of the Universe you purport to be
… I was struck by something Hancock told an interviewer during lockdown.
Asked about how the family had been coping, he said ‘of course, Martha’s borne the brunt of it’, adding: ‘Thank God Martha is totally wonderful in looking after the children and looking after me, and it’s really tough.’
For many people, this might sound like a compliment. And I am certain that was the intention.
But to anyone who truly understands how high-level politics works, it’s also an alarm bell. Because the dynamic it implies is that of two people on very different paths.
In many ways this exemplifies the eternal lot of the political spouse: keeping the home fires burning so the ‘Big I Am’ can do more important stuff – in this case saving the world from Covid-19.
The old ‘behind every great man there’s a woman drowning in dirty laundry’ is a cliche. But it’s true.
It is very hard to do these high-level, high-pressure, high-stakes jobs unless you have someone prepared to take up the reins in every other department of your life.
But the problem is that inevitably sets you on different tracks. You become so entrenched in your respective roles that you begin to drift apart.
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Today…
The end of a marriage is never easy, and I hope that Sarah Vine be shown the same empathy and compassion as she has shown to others…
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There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
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Last edited by Hugh; 02-07-2021 at 19:50.
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