status quo

Abela says Down and Kay always hold themselves accountable for how they end a season, a mindset that ensures each year concludes with an upset of the status quo.

"Unsurprisingly, it's the companies that enjoy attractive returns from this absurd system who are lobbying hard to maintain the status quo," he says.

It's important not to rest on your laurels because "if we don't keep up momentum, the status quo might close in on itself again", she said.

I had never been happier, but I still housed the fear that getting married was too status quo, out of fashion, an uncool thing to do.

"For decades the status quo has failed them and it's time to level the playing field," Rayner said.