Blessed are the peacemakers, it says in the Bible’s Book of Matthew 5:9, and it is tempting to wonder where to find some of them in these times of conflict.
You tend to think Catalonia could do with a peacemaker, as could Donald Trump and members of his own Republican Party who seem increasingly at odds with each other.
And what about Theresa May and Michel Barnier as they rock and roll their negotiating way around a Brexit schism?
This week, we hear that northern Italian states are flexing their muscles and questioning why they should bail out their financially weaker neighbours in the south of the country.
