The English language has carved out some truly ghastly words. ‘Moist’ is often cited. ‘Hubby’ and ‘wifey’ deserve opprobrium too. But I think my least favourite of all is ‘solidarity’.
It’s a word I commonly read online. When something bad happens to someone the response, usually in a public forum such as Twitter, is ‘solidarity mate x ‘. You’ll often see it in Labour circles but cost-free empathy is not a left-right issue.
