Too easy to take a blanket view on life!

Yesterday, the Post was a humourous interlude on the week and, hopefully, it raised a smile on many faces.  But it was, nonetheless a dig at young people so if felt appropriate to present one of the finest examples of endeavour and professionalism of young persons, courtesy of a recent major production by the BBC.

A couple of weeks ago, on Sunday, June 3rd, came the final of a contest to find a singing ‘superstar’.  It was called The Voice UK and as the website explains,  “Four of the biggest names in music are looking for incredible singing talent to compete for the title of The Voice UK. They will be chosen purely on the quality of their voice.”  Many of the contestants were young persons.

The four ‘biggest’ names were, indeed, very big names: Danny O’Donoghue, Jessie J, will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones.

So let me leave you with a reminder of the young person who won!  The fabulous Leanne Mitchell.

and if you want to hear (and see) the stunning performance that won it for Leanne, here it is,