I understand why when tragedy strikes, and I am referring to the terrorist attack in Manchester England just now, the response is sorrow, anguish, anxiety and even anger. These are normal responses. But to lash out like a child as Morrissey did in his tirade towards the government leaders and the Queen is regrettable and misplaced.
The United Kingdom’s immigration policy is not one government’s policy or one period’s policy. It may need to be revamped, but that is not something that can or should be done quickly or carelessly in a country that respects human dignity. And as for the alleged need to cancel scheduled events, I only have this to say:
Morrissey himself is very unlikely to have cancelled a sold out concert at the last minute if he had had one. Manchester United did not cancel their game in Sweden, nor should it have done. And neither should the Queen have cancelled a garden party to which people had come from all over the UK and indeed the world. This was not some frivolous personal party for the enjoyment of Her Majesty. It was a way of recognizing the small and great accomplishments of young and old. To cancel events such as these would only give the terrorists another victory. Disruption of our lives is what they want.
The appropriate response was given: the act condemned, the memory of the victims honoured and the courage of citizens praised.
