Suzanne Harrington: Can we leave the Coldplay couple alone now?

Suzanne Harrington: rallying against the 'spitegeist'. Pic: Andrew Dunsmore
Are you mean? Not with money — although that sucks too — but towards others?
We live, says author Stuart Jeffries in his brilliant forthcoming book on stupidity, in an age of ‘spitegeist’. That is “where joy in others’ misfortune and in others’ displays of ignorance is addictive”.