The war in Ukraine is truly frightening because of its scale, its proximity to us, and the fact that the protagonists are East and West.  In no way do we wish to detract from the horrors of countless worldwide conflicts over recent decades, but the war in Ukraine is different and there is understandably a fear of what next.  The resilience of the Ukrainians and the generosity of the Poles, and other European neighbours, are astonishing and serve as wonderful examples to us all.

There is a very real awareness in IML that some of our staff have family members living in countries which border Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.  There is also another minor connection, in that Edinburgh, the home of IML, is twinned with Kyiv and has enjoyed this cultural association for over 30 years.

There is little we can do to influence what is happening, but we can support and with that in mind IML has made a donation to the Disasters Emergency Committee and its supporting charities.