Jan Higgins wrote:I know this makes me sound like a real grump but I simply can not get all enthusiastic about the bunting and celebrations when so many are still dying or ill with covid19.
I've just read a tweet that described it as, "...fetishising a war beyond our comprehension, we should perhaps remember that those who actually had to live through it are now apparently making the ultimate sacrifice in care homes across Britain".
Also I find it a bit hard to feel celebratory when extremism seems to be making a resurgence across the globe.
It's almost like we learn nothing as a species.