The two things that prompted 'Islands and oasis, were the vessels that would seek shelter in the lee of the islands I have lived on and the similar reaction to the one that Kevin describes, that I saw on a TV 'chat' show.

The lady was making the point that 'we' should look after 'our' own homeless folk before we housed 'others'. If I felt that she had ever given much thought to the care of our homeless, I may have been a little more understanding of her views. She seemed far more concerned with the possible effect on the value of her house.

We seem to be more tolerant of the greed of those who have more homes than they can possible live in, that we do of those who have experienced true horror and who just want to share the peace of our 'simple life'?