I’m sure you’ll be as relieved as I am that the UK Threat Level has been brought down to SEVERE which means “an attack is highly likely”.
Obviously, having come off CRITICAL, when an attack was “imminent” we can rest a little bit – but not too much!
In the meantime, airport security restrictions have been slightly relaxed, but passengers won’t be able to take advantage of them until tomorrow because it’ll take time to let the security personnel know about them. See how smooth the whole system works?
We had the usual John Reid & Douglas Alexander show on television and radio this morning letting us know all about this. Briefcase-sized hand luggage will be allowed as well as things like laptops. That’ll help some parts of the business community – if they stop flying then airlines go under. It won’t help Ryanair and Easyjet who’d be happy if we only brought on hand baggage as they can turn planes around quicker that way.
Meanwhile duty-free retailers, and in particular Boots, will be delighted to see any kinds of liquids or gels being banned. That’s going to mean lots of shaving gear, bottled water, deoderant and the like being sold in their stores.