Friday was a strange day, one that started with shock and ended in horror.

We all had different feelings towards Ann Widdecombe; mine were mixed. I certainly did not agree with her politics of late but many of the things she has said over the years did resonate with me. She was a formidable woman, yet there was a gentle, fun-loving side to her as well. She also, always answered the question!!

They say she was ‘carved from another age’…well, I was also carved from that age, they were the days when there was a clear line between right and wrong. But Ann was in a league of her own, and well deserving of all the accolades now being heaped upon her.

Values, real values, do not change at a whim. They are not a fashion accessory but the rock we build on.

Her demise has shocked us all. For this 78yr old woman to be murdered in her own home has sent shock waves across the political divide, and remember she was not even a sitting MP. But the way it has been reported says a lot about the world we live in.

The words in the first sentence by the police were, ‘a white male’. They know the country is like a powder keg just now and given the victims name it was important not to light the taper! [ I believe this suspect has now been released.]….but they still say they are looking for ‘a white male’. It was also interesting that they ruled out a political motive…watch this space…that may change!

No doubt over the next few days, all will be revealed.

The evil that walks amongst us has no colour, neither does it have a matrix, but it does have a mind! It is said that evil is a choice and is fed only by the things we choose to ponder.

A person of Faith, like Ann Widdecombe would perhaps see it differently. Many can say that they have felt the presence of evil. I confess, I am one of those, and it is not something you forget!

The obvious question coming from this is, how do you defeat evil?

I suppose that depends on what your concept of evil is. Is it a spiritual concept or a social construct grown out of how we feed our minds?

Whichever one fits, one thing above all remains: evil is real, and it is incumbent on us all to look out for each other. We are indeed, ‘our brother’s keeper’… It’s called collective responsibility!