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It had to be thus, because populism is liberal democracy’s sinister cousin, bearing just enough resemblance to legitimate self-government to be deceptively dangerous.

Theories range from the banal - a lack of will to investigate by an under-resourced and under-paid police force - to the sinister.

There was also something both weirdly sinister and calming in how Victoria spoke while raising a bottle of essential oils to her nose — but maybe that’s just the Southern drawl at work.

The last time the attic received a major overhaul was in the mid-2000s, and that figure, known as the “black widow bride,” had a more aggressive, sinister story to tell.

Fabian remains a conundrum — is he just a “don’t rock the boat” ladder-climber or is it more sinister?