Ariana Grande will pay for the funerals of the twenty-two bombing victims. A millionaire will house the homeless man who pulled nails from children’s faces after the attack. So many people turned up to give blood in Manchester that they had to be turned away. The taxi drivers switched off their meters, the hotels became shelters. Feeling helpless, I filled two bags of clothes and toys, we have too many. If we have too much, and most of us do, then we should give some away. Bl

Today I read in the news that twenty-two people, including children, were killed in a terrorist attack at a pop concert in Manchester. Hope is more important than ever. There is a General Election in a months’ time. Hope is more important than ever. Fear, ignorance, hatred, apathy, four faces carved in a cliff. Hope is more important than ever. Every day is a struggle. Some days I want to give up. Hope is community. It’s the ties we can’t see, but that form our safety net. Li