Things seem to be quietening down in London, as I write at 1.45pm.
There’s a decent liveblog over at europhobia for up-to-date news;
the BBC notes that bloggers across London
are providing eyewitness accounts. With mobile networks and landlines
down, the net has been the way that everyone’s staying in touch; I’ve
been able to ascertain that people I know in London, like our firm’s
London office, Tim, Tom and Lynne , Dean , and Richard are
all OK within minutes of asking. If I had relatives in London and didn’t
have the net I’d be pretty frantic by now. Rumours are still flying
thick and fast, but most of them seem to be unfounded, and it would
appear that no more attacks or events have happened since about 11 this
morning. The FTSE’s going mad, but again
unfoundedly, and people are calling on the traders to calm down a bit.
The Wikipaedia has also risen to the challenge, as a good summary of
events within minutes of them happening. Soon things are likely to
switch from a hunger for news to an outpouring of analysis, which is
likely to include the statement from Al Qaeda claiming
responsibility, and whether it’s legit. Tony Blair has left the G8
summit to fly to London, so we may hear the word from the top at some
point. It’s reassuring to see the lack of hysteria; although London’s
seriously hectic by all accounts, it’s the hecticness of an extremely
busy city, not the hecticness of mindless panic.
Hope everyone’s OK.
London bombings
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