Business (almost) as usual

摘要

Even after an event as shocking as the terrorist bombings in London on July 7th, never underestimate the speed with which politics returns to something resembling normality. In the immediate aftermath of the outrage only George Galloway was sufficiently tasteless to argue that Londoners were being killed as payback for Tony Blair's Iraq policy. But where Mr Galloway led, plenty of others have since been emboldened to tiptoe carefully behind. To name just a few: Clare Short and Robin Cook (tireless in their pursuit of vindication after resigning from the cabinet over the war), the BBC (which still seethes over Hutton) and Charles Kennedy (reluctant to give up whistling his most popular tune).