[Wynonie Harris]

OK, it's the 200th anniversary of abolition, so it's a historical event, but the media and the BBC in particular have hyped it up to an unbelievable extent. While I was mooching around Manchester centre yesterday, I walked past the commemoration event behind the cathedral. There were about a hundred people taking part; meanwhile, hundreds of others, white, brown and black walked past oblivious, just getting on with their lives.