July 7, 2005

Euro

BoE and ECB: No Change

by Edward Hugh

It may seem relatively trivial to be reporting on this after what has happened today in London, but, as they say, life goes on.
First the Bank of England.
The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate unchanged after a series of explosions hit London buses and underground stations. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee kept [...]

Terrorism

Update IV

by David Weman

Update (16:35 CET):
London’s mobile phone network is overloaded and spotty. The police is asking people not to call unless it’s important.
AP:
Two U.S. law enforcement officials said at least 40 people were killed and London hospitals reported more than 350 wounded. A senior police official confirmed at least 33 deaths killed in the subway [...]

Terrorism

London Update

by Edward Hugh

Just following on from David, there is in fact a lot of blog activity. Tim Worstall is live blogging. John - shot from both sides - had to walk to work, Alex, the Yorskshire ranter can see things from his office window, Perfect.co.uk is also following things closely etc, etc.
As I said in comments, there [...]

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Terrorism

Explosions in London, suspected terror attacks

by David Weman

Many people were hurt today in a “major incident” on London transport as suspected terrorist attacks caused multiple explosions on tube trains and buses and plunged London’s transport network into chaos.
There’s still a lot of confusion, and little information.
The Guardian Newsblog and Europhobia are liveblogging.
British Transport police initially said power surges had caused explosions, but [...]

June 13, 2005

Life

Un-sour-Krauts.

by Tobias Schwarz

The sensitivities of German officials with respect to the alleged British obsession with the Nazi era have surprisingly often seen the public limelight in recent years, the most recent example being the British tabloids’ reaction to the election of Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.

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March 11, 2004

Terrorism

Madrid Bombing: Update But Not Yet A Retraction

by Edward Hugh

Update: Friday morning 8:30 CET. The uncertainty about the authors of this crime continues. I think having been fairly forthright at the start, prudence on my part is now what is called for while the investigation continues. Meanwhile I think it is important we don’t lose sight of the magnitude of what has happened: 198 [...]

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