London shrugs

The Times says London is ‘reeling‘. What’s odd is that it’s really not.
Seven scenes of emergency, carefully chosen to bring major transport routes and financial hubs to a standstill, haven’t stopped the city in its tracks – the Tube may be paralysed, but the scenes on the streets are calm. Police, fire, and medics are working together smoothly and efficiently; they’ve been training years for this. Hospitals swung into action, and booked in 180 patients and a truckload of blood without problems. People realised the situation, and hung out on street corners or strode home.
Well done, my fellow Londoners – the fundamentalists think they’ve struck a haymaking blow, when in fact it’s caused no more trouble than a brusque jostle. Do your worst, guys: this city can take it.