March of the Lemmings: Brexit in Print and Performance 2016–2019

by Stewart Lee

I was going through a phase of enjoying using the word ‘weaponise’ because, recently, while walking past a building site, my blind eyes had misread a sign that said ‘We Apologise For Any Inconvenience’ as the far more inspiring ‘Weaponise Any Inconvenience’. I think Weaponise Any Inconvenience is a genuine philosophy for art and life.

I put in some coins, and the woman opposite me, who was wearing a silver crucifix, made a disapproving face. I leaned forward, gestured towards her jewellery and the departing beggar, and whispered, ‘That was Christ. Just there. And you missed him.’