I can't help but feel a slight note of triumphalism in Anne Applebaum's 'voice' as I read this article. It is certainly true that the public reaction and the civic responsibility of the authorities and citizens was admirable. Indeed it made me feel deeply proud to be British. However to talk of 'winning' strikes me as premature: terrorism may have been thwarted on this occasion, but, to paraphrase the IRA's infamous words, if any of the various terrorist nut-jobs succeed only once then they have won a victory, whilst those trying to ward off terrorism are engaged in a struggle to stay even. The continuing threats posed by the extremist ideologies festering at the heart of many Muslim communities in the UK and the disastorous foreign policy path being taken, still hold true. Our 'liberal values' have been sacrificed in many instances by the state to appease the media and offer a perception that the government is being tough on terror. Only if the tenacity and relative restraint shown during the IRA bombing campaigns becomes the norm during these difficult triumphs will any kind of 'win' be conceivable. Alas, in the current climate that seems unlikely.