We notice increased WKS activity on social media from our friends in the USA. I am old enough to remember when President John F Kennedy was elected President of the USA. It wasn’t just that he was a young man amongst a crowd of old world leaders – he was 43 – it was that he brought with him hope. President Clinton picked up on this and used it as a tactic in his 1992 presidential campaign. He had been born in Hope, Arkansas and it was a clever line when …he said that he still believed in a town called Hope. The day President Barak Obama was elected saw most of America, and abroad, bathed in hope. Never mind the politics. It was hope for culture change that a man could succeed to the highest office despite the colour of his skin. It was hope that embraced the preamble to the American Constitution when it stated that ‘we hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.’ Wonderful words. I cannot think of a nobler creed by which to live. And that’s what we need, a change in culture. One where people who are ill and vulnerable are provided with help and support no matter what the cause of their illness. A culture where we are less judgmental for there but for the grace of God…