We knew what you meant Susan but it's just a stupid remark from some politician. History is littered with examples of cities destroyed or sacked and 'all' the inhabitants enslaved or put to the sword. Over and over again! And guess what - a few years later those cities had recovered enough to be a tempting target for another (or even the same) conquering army - London is just another in that line.

This attack will have got people more rattled than one big blast would have. They will be sitting on the train or bus tonight (if they can get one) worrying if they are sitting on another bomb. But its nothing that people in Jerusalem or Baghdad don't do every day. And in the end more people will have been killed or injured just trying to cross the road.