Ignore the relentlessly cheery and take comfort in something from the dark side | Vanessa Thorpe
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The times demand indulging in a spot of Pinter or Strauss, not listening to ministers insisting that all is well Positivity is catching, so goes the theory. And among the wide range of contagions out there, it has always looked fairly appealing. Whingeing, our betters tell us, is bad for the health....