Britons need to keep calm and carry on

During the dark days of World War II, when Britain stood almost alone against Adolf Hitler and his fascist Nazi government and military, the propaganda ministry here came up with a poster appealing to the innate British sense of stoicism in the face of adversity. Keep Calm and Carry On, it said.

If ever there was a time when it was needed again, that time is now.

Jo Cox, as a recently elected member of parliament, represented everything we Britons like to think we stand for - fair play, inclusiveness, care for those worse off than we are, and a defender of democratic institutions.