The BBC’s A Very British Scandal, aired over Christmas, epitomised the pain and publicity of divorce in the 1960s. Although the Duke and Duchess of Argyll’s story is somewhat extreme, it nevertheless underlines the importance of the upcoming divorce law reforms which are long overdue. Some sixty years later we will finally see the end of the blame game with the introduction of “no fault” divorce in April 2022.
Divorce only became possible through the...