Yes McGrath, I travelled through London today and the vibe I got was one of inevitability and a tinge of relief that it had gotten over with.

And although we all know the details are horrific, up until today we never knew if we would get hit 9/11 style or by chemical warfare in the tube system etc etc.

There is a sense that it could have been a whole lot worse numberswise, but that is not to detract from individual suffering. At the moment the numbers seem managable, but when the photos and life stories appear in the papers, and we 'get to know' the dead, I think the sadness will set in.