Comments on: On London

By: Michael Ranson

Michael Ranson — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:46:11 +0000

Don’t believe the news stories about panic and fear on the streets of London. I live and work here and have noticed no difference at all since the first set of bombings save perhaps for a few more people tutting about late trains and security alerts.

I was at the recent REM concert in Hyde Park – which was itself postponed for a week because of the bombs. One of the support acts (an American) said what a privilege it was to be with us when we were going through ‘such a tough time’. Most people just laughed. There is no 9/11 style wallowing in grief here.

What happened is a personal tragedy (or rather just over 50 personal tragedies) but the bombings have not and will not affect this great city.

By: Barry Price

Barry Price — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:00:59 +0000

Very true. And on the bright side, suicide bombers are nothing if not a dying breed.

*honk!*

By: Martin Pavion

Martin Pavion — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:55:08 +0000

I politely reminded my mum of the millions of people who travel through london daily who don’t feel any effects of terrorism and who fail to get reported in the news.

Remember – If we let paranoia dictate our actions there’d be no food at all which people could eat and we’d all die prematurely of bird flu, salmonella, pesdicides, cow hormones etc.

By: jim

jim — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:38:38 +0000

…or what u said… ;-)

By: jim

jim — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:28:20 +0000

not only that, we (our glorious leaders) created the situation palestine and pakistan it's the wests fault - we are only just picking up the peaces... (sic)