At least we know that these surveillance mechanisms are deterring the potential of it being more escalated than it was. We're secure in that fact, I think.

We've adapted to having this as a part of the way that we attend events. It hasn't really deterred people from wanting to continue to attend events. It's not something that people object to. They tolerate it because they prefer to be safe.

This is a really horrible, tragic case, and the potential consequences are quite severe. Investigators really want to be thorough.

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

This is a very valuable opportunity to have open and frank dialogue as a country about the potential for this kind of thing happening. It may not happen in the next week or year, but history has proven that we will see another pandemic. And you should take the opportunity to plan now while you can do so rationally and not in the heat of the moment.

One weekend it rained for 48 hours without stopping. The rain beat like bony fingers against the window panes. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Fungus was growing on the walls. I polished off a bottle of gin sitting huddled over the two-bar electric fire and wrote a poem, one of the few that has lasted through the moves and the years. It is called 'Where Can I Go?'
If this is not the place where tears are understood where do I go to cry?
If this is not the place where my spirits can take wing where do I go to fly?
If this is not the place where my feelings can be heard where do I go to speak?
If this is not the place where you’ll accept me as I am where can I go to be me?
If this is not the place where I can try and learn and grow where can I go to laugh and cry?