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What’s this going to do to Britain’s reputation overseas?

What’s this going to do to Britain’s reputation overseas?

Will there be a price to pay? The big global story over the past couple of days has been what’s happening in London and now other major cities. The media is driven by pictures and there’ve been enough dramatic material to feed the desire of editors to make their output look dramatic and interesting. But is this going to have a price? Could it mean that, say, overseas firms in the city decide that they shouldn’t maintain their London presences…

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Will Cameron’s return help bring calm?

Will Cameron’s return help bring calm?

Metro ..or will it spread more? So Dave is back and this morning we have a meeting a COBRA – a move that was so derided in the early days of Brown’s premiership in 2007. Maybe the idea that people at the top are fully focussed on dealing with the situation will provide reassurance to the public and to the police who’ve been asked to do a challenging job in almost a political vacuum. My guess is that we’ll see…

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