Either way, you're not going to stiff upper lip yourself out of a mass murder, especially of children". True, but you have to consider what lay behind it. "Don't get mad - Get even ", should be our watchword.
I have no issue with that.
Trying to suppress the emotions associated with a Manchester type event simply isn't going to happen. I have my doubts that pre Diana that the public was devoid of emotion, the difference being the 24 hour news cycle with lots of air time to fill that the viewer is inundated with coverage they didn't have 25 years ago.