Enough, already!

At the risk of sounding controversial and insensitive, I would say enough is enough. Playing a video at the FA Cup Final of Madeleine McCann is just too much. Actually, her parents visiting the House of Commons was too much. Actually, most of the unrelenting media coverage of this abduction is too much.

Let’s maintain a sense of perspective, people. This is one girl. The main reason why she has had so much of a focus on her is that she is very photogenic. That’s it. The media needs to change so it only reports developments in the case, instead of looking at every single release of data and speculating needlessly and randomly about it. The celebs need to put their wallets away and stop seeking publicity through a meaningless reward offer. And everyone needs to stop with their criticisms of the police.

The way Madeleine will be found – if she can be found – is through the hard work of the police and the accounts of witnesses. And this is a tragedy for the family, not for the nation. And no-one can know how well the police investigation is going unless they are working on that investigation. So let’s end the introspection, let’s end the speculation and let’s let the police get on with their jobs and hope that they can find this girl. The endless hype and growing media circus around this abduction is doing nothing to help anymore, and will simply drive the abductor(s) further underground.