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‘Compassion fatigue’ is an expression that has come into vogue in recent decades.  It must be associated with the development of media and communications which enable us to see tragedies in the world in real time.  We can sit and watch the news … the sea of refugees trying to find a safe home, the horrors of war, the hopelessness of families in weather-beaten places.  Coupled with this, we are beset with appeals through the post, on the phone and by direct advertising from a plethora of charities, all of which are eminently worthy of support … [To read more, click on title]