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Opinion: Our true leaders came to the rescue in a crisis

Opinion
TTG Staff
19 June 2017

It’s been a saddening yet inspiring few weeks. I’ve gone from not knowing who Ariana Grande was to being one of the many who would vote for her to be our prime minister.

Opinion Jo Rzymowska

Taking swift action, showing huge compassion, behaving with dignity and displaying a human touch are all things we’ve seen from the 23-year-old. I wish the same were true of our political leaders; indeed, the pre-election TTG Debate saw panellists bemoan the low calibre of candidates.


We are always told to put a cross in a box based on a party rather than a leader, but when public profile matters so much, that is hard to do. These days, every facial expression is scrutinised. Leaders are under immense pressure to do the right thing and to be fully transparent, and that’s difficult to get right.