Kirsty MacColl Was So Great

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nine years since the great Kirsty MacColl was killed by a speedboat in Mexico. This week, with the case still unresolved to her family’s satisfaction, her mother Jean MacColl has abandoned her “Justice for Kirsty” campaign. “[I]t felt dishonest to go on, to keep asking for money, when we don’t feel we’ve got a chance,” she said.”