So, you have probably heard that London's taken a pounding yesterday, on my birthday. I was due to travel to London by train today to see the Queen/Paul Rodgers gig but obviously won't now, especially as it's been cancelled. Not to mention, that if they've taken out tubes and buses then the next thing in line is overground rail. And what line links the G8 summit in Edinburgh to London? GNER East Coast.
It's no use blaming relaxed immigration controls on this mess either - the IRA have been bombing Britain for the last 30 years. It's been said before, but if there's any relief to be had, it's that things could've been a lot worse. As a whole, London is quite densely packed together as a city. There could've been chemical or biological attacks, or even bigger explosions - so 40 is a relatively light death toll. It's a warning bell. For what?
Tens, if not hundreds of millions have been spent on national security, and there will always be the finger-pointing crowd who ask where the money have gone. It's not that the people who distribute this money aren't trying their hardest, rather that it's unfeasible to constantly monitor all potential sites at risk.
It's almost amusing to think that barely a week ago, plans to introduce compulsory ID cards were being shelved in the Commons, and that it might now become a reality. Who cares if you're part of the bleeding-heart civil liberties group? If some shrapnel tore off your pretty face, would you care that freedom was granted to all and sundry who entered the country?
MI5 also want to double their staff in the manhunt for the cell responsible. Good news, until you remember it's the same MI5 who have their 'private' headquarters outside Vauxhall station.
Most people of any given faith and colour have learnt to live harmoniously. The few exceptions - terrorists among them - should be hunted down and terminated as society clearly has no need or desire to accommodate them a minute longer.
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