How do you solve a problem like Julian Assange?

After five-and-a-half years holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the impasse over Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, is as solid as ever it was.
 
As stand-offs go, it’s a corker. Since Assange applied for political asylum at the embassy on 19 June, he’s been a virtual prisoner and there’s no release date in sight.  
 
No wonder Mr Wikileaks tried to shake it up Taylor Swift-style over Christmas and New Year. Bored and frustrated