Whose fight is it anyway?
Something very sad has happened to our country over the last 15 months or so and I think it's time we thought about it rather seriously. We seem to have experienced a major character-change in the way we relate to each other. Known traditionally for our welcoming and tolerant outlook, we are suddenly a nation of critics, arguing with each other, name-calling and suspicious of anyone and everyone with a different background or political opinion. Earlier this week, I had cause to stop and wonder about that shift. I attended a funeral for someone I had never met or known – something I do quite often in my capacity as a singer. I found myself deeply moved by the love expressed for the deceased and the grief felt by those left behind. It's always the same – hearing someone remembered and mourned in the words of those who loved them and seeing the tears of the bereft is a powerful reminder that we are all eminently and overwhelmingly loving and loveable. From what I picked