Thoughts, prayers, and anger.

The British are certainly in our thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately, I have cause to find it all too true ... my past speculation that I would be as angry if the British were attacked as if we were attacked again here.

Your support is much appreciated. Thank you.

These sort of acts can only be condemned.
Current reports seem to indicate that this has not been as bad as Madrid and in no way compares to 9-11. I suspect that the toll will rise higher though - the buses and trains are usually pretty packed at that time.
I think the UK is shocked but London is a strong city and "business as usual" will prevail much as it did during WWII.
I have just spoken to my brother - he was in a train two stations away from one of the tube trains that was bombed. Apparently it blew up while passing another train. My brother's train would have passed that train only a few minutes later.
He has managed to get a ride home with a workmate who drove in that day.
He described a rather wierd scene of empty streets but the major routes outside of the city being extremely clogged up.
He will be going to work tomorrow - business as usual - most of the transport mechanisms are back on-line it seems.

It's sad to think that on a day that Londoners should be celebrating selection for the 2012 Olympics that they are mourning.

Many Regards
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Oliver Harlow

Hi Lucy, Oliver,

Oliver, your mayor had a great speech today. Drew sent me a transcript and I was very impressed.

For those who haven't read it, do so.

Hi Don,
I hadn't read the whole transcript before, thanks!
Ken Livingston is quite a character. I don't follow politics very closely, but I have a lot of time for a man like him, even though he was/is left wing and I am right wing.
He got elected Mayor because of his personality, personal beliefs and his obvious love of the city. Not because he was towing any "party line".
When he talks, he talks straight. No spin, no party political waffle. He used to be the Leader of the GLC.

Things seem to be settling down now over here after yesterday's events. The BBC seem to be back to schedule (I'm watching the golf at the moment).
Whilst I don't work in London, it was just "another day" for the rest of the UK I suspect, sort of.
I don't want to sound pompous here, but London and the UK in general are used to bombs, and terrorism. Somebody always mentions "the Blitz" at some point on TV and our perpectives shift. The sense of outrage is not diminished, what seems to happen is that people try to live up to that legacy and subsequently work together even better. Much as New Yorkers did on 9-11.
These atrocities make a nation and its people stronger, not weaker. Terrorists do not seem to understand that. Sad.

Many regards
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Oliver