Sarah Harte: I'm glad Liam and Noel made it up — but forgiveness is bullshit, isn't it?

These days, I tend more firmly toward the Old Testament side of the street. I would theoretically say you should forgive somebody but not forget. But if they cross a major red line, then you should never turn the other cheek

Liam Gallagher during the Oasis tour in 2025. Picture: Joshua Halling

I’ve been thinking about forgiveness recently for several reasons. I was with a much older woman when, out of the blue, she blurted she thought forgiveness was "bullshit". She added if somebody hurt her offspring, she would never forgive them.

If anyone hurt my offspring, I wouldn’t be thinking about forgiveness. I would come for them, Liam Neeson-style in the thriller Taken, when he says: "I will find you, and I will kill you." Her comments got me thinking about forgiveness, though.