Blair Gets His Iraq Reward!

A succession of explosions has occurred at Underground stations in central London. The entire system has been shut down. A bus is reported to have blown up in Russell Square. The British Transport Police originally gave out that the Tube bangs were due to a “power surge”.

Presumably, then, the bus was one of the many electric buses on the capital’s streets. London is famed for its highly efficient trolleybus system. Not. No, the government is lying to us. The total and utter cunts! Power surge, my arse!

From my office window, for what it’s worth, I can see blue flashers, stalled traffic (well, that’s hardly unusual) and an editorial floor emptying with eerie rapidity. And – for a couple of seconds – they just sounded the fire alarm. How stupid can you possibly get? Naturally, we’d be far safer in the streets – with the terrorists. I, personally, intend to stay until they shoot my desk out from underneath.

The day after the Olympic announcement. Whilst Bush is in the country, and half the police force humping the sodden hills of Perthshire for his protection. Manoeuvre warfare? They’ve got all you need.

UPDATE, 1046: The National Grid is now quoted as follows by BBC News:

“The National Grid, which supplies power to the Underground, said there had been no problems with its system which could have contributed to the incidents.”

Link. Fuck’em.

UPDATE, 1133, the BBC is now speaking of “multiple explosions”. No. 10 Downing Street, for its part, says it doesn’t know if it’s a terrorist attack. Really, these people are like a cult without its guru when Blair’s away. Here, the stayers-on are reacting rather well; I just finished an interview with a chap from the Open Base Station Initiative, my colleague Sean is getting on with some work, Nicky is answering the phones of the fled to reassure their friends. And – shock – my editor, who was coming from Clapham by tube, has just arrived this moment, reporting troops in the streets. By his description they are infantry or medics, no repeat no NBC kit or signals vehicles, which is all good.

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