Recently I read a cartoon strip-very simple but I think illustrates one commonly held view of this country -A couple had come back to visit England after nearly thirty years living on the other side of the world -said they had come back to see their old country and how things had changed.
When asked had England changed they said the country they remembered wasn't here anymore.
Not surprising when so much is written about the sillier things here which are done in the name of Political Correctness and taken up avidly by the media.
No doubt there are many serious problems which must be addressed.Some may have read this week that a churchyard is planned with graves facing Mecca instead of the Christian tradition of towards Jerusalem. Just another attack on Christian values.
There is still however much of the old Britain left to be enjoyed but one has to look for it.
Many will have seen the way that Leeds for example was represented in the images which flashed round the world after the July bombings last year and maybe thought that was all there was of the City.
This week I have been watching another aspect of Leeds and the proud face of a major cultural centre here.
It is the International Piano Competition attended by brilliant young pianists from all over the world an event which is known and respected globally.
All performances are held in the magnificent Leeds Town Hall.This week we are hearing the final seven from a large number of entrants who come from China ,Korea ,Russia -indeed all points of the compass.
Last night an American finalist Grace Fong played- a magnificent interpretation of a Mozart Concerto.I look forward to tonight's performance.
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