I'm always uneasy about these 2 min silences which always bring to mind Edward VIII's 'something must be done'. And we do nothing but con more young men into getting killed. Visiting the war graves in Normandy is a much more poignant experience. I think I became uneasy when there was a 2 min silence after the dreadful Dunblane killing. I was by the sea and the 2 minutes was heralded by gun fire - just how insensitive can the authorities get; then a thousand screaming seagulls took to the air. The most noisy 2 minutes silence ever. Can't we do something more positive.