Sympathies.

I am not by nature mawkish but, as I was putting this edition of "The Mitre” to bed, the dreadful news of the destruction of the World Trade Centre was being announced on the radio and I couldn’t finish without a few words. By the time you actually receive your copy it will have been a week or more since the atrocity but it will, I am sure, still be at the forefront of each and everyone’s minds. 

The outrage has changed the world forever. Let us hope that our leaders keep clear heads and not rush headlong into retaliation, but, most of all, let us pray for the innocent victims, their families and friends and all those involved in the rescue operation, Our sympathies are with them at this terrible time.