The day after, and both A and I came into central London, she to go to work, I to go to the library to study. And everybody is still commuting, and getting on with their everyday lives, because fear should never get in our way. We should not give in just because some nutters commit mass-murder. And let us not forget that is was a crime, not war. These people who did this are criminals. Murderers. It is a criminal investigation, not a 'war on terror'. Terry says he will not come to the Devant gig in Highbury on saturday now, because he is worried about terrorists. He lives in Hertfordshire. I got quite annoyed with him about that. We all have to go to central London, we are not giving in to fear. We know the dangers, but if we give in, then basically the terrorist criminals have won. And I do not want them to win. Mayor Ken says they will never win; if we stop doing things we like to do, if we stop living our lives as normal, then win they have. If Terry stays in and never gets on a train or bus again, he has been defeated, and those faceless killers have succeeded. He doesn't see this. He says his wife and his mum don't want him to come to London. He is from London. I live here, and all I can think about is solidarity with my fellow citizens. And I know that most Londoners feel the same, judging by their reactions to the blasts yesterday. There are police all over London. Near Russell Square I saw a van full of police officers; it was a hire van, they actually had to hire more vans. Woburn Place, opposite where Angela works, is still completely sealed off while they investigate the bombed out bus. So far there are 38 confirmed dead from four explosions (three on the tube, one on that bus). And the city carries on as normal. An islamic website used by al qaeda says jubilantly that Britain is 'bloody with fear'. No, no, no; bloody, but not with fear. Bloody with defiance.
They will not win
8.7.05 11:05
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