October 2022 Editorial

Recent events have highlighted the idiosyncratic nature of human perception. During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, for instance, when talking with patients you never quite knew whether you might uncover a sinister narrative about a new world order trying to enslave humanity, or else be regaled on the majesty of science and how it was saving the world. More recently, for many the death of Queen Elizabeth II elicited unbridled love and respect, whilst others could not see past the unfairness of privilege, corruption and the dark side of the British empire.