Out of the mouth of Babes

The nation has been shamed. Brooke Blair, a five-year-old girl from Coventry, has spoken out against the Prime Minister because of her lack of action in helping the homeless. “You should be out there, Theresa May, biscuits and helping to build houses”. She’s since appeared on social media and has been interviewed by the press to hear of her aspirations to become the next Prime Minister. It’s natural that children should be curious about the world that they see, and upset about the unpleasant unfairness in our world. The fact that Brooke is practically telling off the Prime Minister demonstrates how intelligent the next generation of children will be. But while this attraction will only inflate her ego, it also puts the rest of us to shame. Because in less than five years, Brooke has raised issues that many campaigners have struggled for years to highlight in the press. It goes to show that the people in power aren’t working hard enough to help the homeless; and clearly there is much more to be done.