Flying Squirrel
It sounds a little bit like you're talking out of your arse. With the greatest of respect, we do in fact have a democracy, a fully functional one. Would you care to explain your comment that our democracy is "bollocks"? I see no evidence of martial law being declared, no media clampdown in force, no British "gestapo" out on the streets rounding up ne'ersayers or "suspected terrorists". In my opinion, the media has reported the events accurately and succinctly, with no obvious undue pressure from Downing Street. They have done a marvellous job of keeping us informed of these tragic events, and it is unfair of you to condemn their reporting today as biased and unfair. In addition, it sounds from your post as if you really would relish the opportunity to "smash the local paper shop up". Would you not think the government to be wise if it controlled the flow of panic causing information, so as to prevent hysteria, and to allow the emergency services the best environment possible in which to do their important work?
In addition, I do not believe your comment that "they knew it was going to happen" to be fair at all. Do you have any factual basis for this, or are you suffering from verbal diahorrea? Contrary to your supposed belief, our intelligence services actually work for the interests of the British public, and do not engage in fanciful schemes to allow such atrocities to happen. If they had known about it, they would have acted on it, but as they did not, then there was nothing they could do.
Your comment that it is merely a case of "getting it out of the way" I believe shows great disdain on your part for the British government and the intelligence services. I do not often agree with the actions of this government (especially in the events surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly), but I cannot believe your claim that they just wanted to "get it out of the way". It is ridiculous to assume that the British government would barter like this in human life, and you also seem to infer that the government almost wished for this to happen, which is totally illogical.
As for your last comment that the "economy is now wrecked", I find to be non sensical. Are you an economic analyst? Do you possess a finely tuned insight into the workings of the British economy? Or are you, as I suspect, just speculating about things you know nothing about? I am not an economist by any means, but I would find it hard to believe that the entire stock exchange would collapse because of todays events. When I checked this afternoon, the London Stock Exchange was quickly recovering from its morning fall.
So please, Flying Squirrel, before engaging in this sort of scaremongering and gossiping, think before you speak.
ETC