Bulstrode's subversion as an instrument of good; but the threat must have been permitted, and was a chastisement of a new kind.
Ties have been troubled since the Nobel Committee, whose members are chosen by the Norwegian Parliament, awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese democracy advocate who is serving an 11-year sentence on charges of subversion.
Humour and subversion are an intrinsic element of this kind of jewellery, which may explain why one European country, the Netherlands, has become a beacon for collectors.
