7/7: How is London coping?

I'm a Dutch student who's investigating the consequences of the 7/7 bombings on Londoner's everyday life... Does it still have any consequences for you? E.g. do you notice security measures, do you feel free to take the Underground, etc.?

Thanks!
Kind regards, Erik

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Still no replies Doesn't anybody have an opinion about these attacks or what they mean to your everyday life? Come on people, help me out on this one please...

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Hi Erik,

Today's London news article is a great example of how Londoners have coped with the bombings:

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/news/index.php?news_id=639

From my own perspective I don't really see any more security measures in place whilst travelling around.

It was amazing how quickly Londoners seemed to put the event into perspective and get on with life, I personally stayed away from the tube for a few weeks after the events and I've got a lot of respect for those people who got straight back on the trains when the network re-opened.

I think the attitude of most Londoners now is that these kind of terrorist attacks are almost impossible to stop and people count themselves lucky that they weren't involved directly. I think pretty much all Londoners will know someone or know of someone who was directly involved in the attacks.

All the best,
The All In London Team

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Hi there :)

I don't have any problems talking the tube, and I don't think Londoners have that either.. Ofcoz u think about it sometimes when u use it. But I don't think it will stop anyone to use the tube..


Sanna

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I didn't have any problems using public transport after the attacks, as I have lived in London all my life. People forget so quickly bombs that have happened in the past in London and how well we are equiped to cope with these tragedies. My mum was around during the bombings in the 70's in London and had a few near misses and I remember when Canary Wharf was bombed, a place that now has very strict security measures.

It wasn't that long ago when I was having to walk to work or home due to tube stations being closed after security alerts. I also remember having to evacuate buildings that I worked in during bomb scares and these soon became every day occurances for me.

London has always been a target and always will be. It is such a shame that people forget what has happened in the past and just remember the recent tragedies. If we remembered what London has survived over the centuries then we would see how Londoners have managed to carry on with life after such attacks. It's simple, London may feel like such a hash city with people not caring about one another, but when push comes to shove we act like a community and pull together.

I feel safe living and working in London and have more fear of being mugged than I do of terrorist attacks.

Cat

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I agree with cat.flappy. We've seen it all before. In fact AQ are pussycats compared to the IRA.

I think much of this is manipulated by the the government to keep up support for the 'war on terror'. There have been a few occasions when I've had reason to worry on the tube and, if in doubt, I check things out and pass on the info.

In fact I'm much more scared of Blair than AQ - I'd rather worry about a bomb on the tube than lose my civil liberties. But, as you can see from my other posts - this is an old chestnut for me.

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Fortunatelly, there are more CCTV cameras and policemans than before and we do feel quiet safer than before, the Governement has indeed put financial means. But we should stay very careful, these terrorist bomobings affect anyone from any background, even Muslims travellers have been affected and died in the July 07 bombings, personally I always seat in front of a camera that I can be ssen properly and in case if someone attacks me or steals me, there will always be an evidence and the police can find the aggresser quickly, good luck ;)

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Security alerts are becoming more and more commonplace and so it’s gradually becoming something that you shut out when you hear them. There’s always some kind of notice on the tube or announcement about unattended bags or the like and so it’s just becoming something that you accommodate in your life. Even when there’s an incident at a place that you know very well, such as Tiger Tiger, there isn’t as much of a mad panic from Londoners anymore, for the most part people just wonder where else they can go that night.

It’s not that people don’t take the security alerts or incidents seriously it’s just that everyone works around them more nowadays.

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