The sound of silence

My gran, who was mainly responsible for my upbringing, had a fund of maxims, one of which was "if you've got nothing worth saying, say nothing". As this is a blog about current affairs here in the UK, I feel I really should say something about the terrible stories and pictures coming out of Pakistan - particularly as where I come from (West Midlands) there are many people with friends and family in that area. But, however much I may wish it were different, nothing I can say will affect things, or make things better, so......