Off with everyone’s heads! Give us head space please — and proportion

The default response to every controversy is killing the kind of public discourse we need, writes Fergus Finlay

“A CAT may look at a king,’ said Alice. “I’ve read that in some book, but I don’t remember where.”

“Well, it must be removed,” said the King very decidedly, and he called the queen, who was passing at that moment, “My dear! I wish you would have this cat removed!” The queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. ‘Off with his head!’ she said, without even looking round. ‘I’ll fetch the executioner myself,’ said the King eagerly, and he hurried off.