Tomorrow marks the sixth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing, an act of evil so traumatising for our city it may be tempting for many people to pretend it isn't happening.
It's an understandable impulse. After all, who wants to be reminded about the slaughter of innocents, among them children, murdered at a pop concert on a Monday night?
It's an impulse we should try to resist, to remember the 22 who lost their lives when an Islamic State fanatic decided to detonate a huge improvised device at the Arena on May 22, 2017. To remember the still grieving families they left behind and others who survived but are left with life-changing injuries and psychological trauma the rest of us can barely imagine.
