Grand National

[Catherine]

I am glad no horses died, but that is way too many fallers.

I suppose part of the thrill is the fact that death could happen. And of course it is "traditional" to have the race. I think we need to outgrow some traditions that come from a less caring age. Bull fights and shark finning (for shark fin soup) are old traditions, but that doesn't mean it is okay to keep doing it. Slavery and child labour are old "traditions" as well.

We live in the twenty first century. It is time we had some twenty first century traditions!