Three and a half billion share one per cent of the wealth.

Those three and a half billion people live in deep poverty.

The mortality rate of their children is over 50 per cent.

The armaments industry ranks among the biggest and most profitable industries in the world.

Every war, rebellion, insurgency - call them what you like – means more profits for the armament industry.

More guns and bullets and bombs. More innocents starving and dying.

Nationalism, religious beliefs are fanning the flames.

I am reaching the stage where it seems to me the madness will never end.

Garry Ryan

Tintinhull