On 7 July 2005 four Islamic terrorists blew themselves up on London's transport system killing 52 innocent people. There is a memorial to them on the BBC here. Take some time to read the potted biographies and see the waste of human life that day.
Please also do not forget that the four murderers also caused many injuries; about 700 people were injured in these attacks: 350 were treated on the scene, a further 350 in hospital. 100 of the latter required overnight hospitalisation or more. 22 were seriously or critically injured. I believe that some of the injured are still in hospital and many others have had their lives ruined. One of the injured is Rachel North, take some time to read her blog and some of the reports of her story such as here, here and here. There are other victims who have lost limbs, their eyesight let alone peace of mind, you can read some of their stories here.
Of course Tony Blair promised that compensation payments to the survivors would be paid as quickly as possible with extra funds made available. As per usual he was economic with the truth, in 2006 people were still waiting for their money and today 120 are still waiting. Is anyone surprised that The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not yet resolved a fifth of claims made in relation to the attacks. One quote from this Independent newspaper is this: "On the eve of the bombings' second anniversary lawyer Thelma Stober, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle line train at Aldgate, said: "We are the forgotten people."
The 35-year-old has received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but is still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries.
She told the Evening Standard: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms I am so fed up with it."
She added: "I would have been better off if I had been knocked down by a bus or a car."" Read the whole article and question the priorities of this government.
We must never forget the victims of 07/07/05 and when the terrorists strike again we will have more victims to never forget. How can we prevent this from happening again? I don't know but we cannot rely on any future terrorists being as incompetent as those of the past few days.
You can read more about the bombings here, take the time to open the three reports and read them.
Please also do not forget that the four murderers also caused many injuries; about 700 people were injured in these attacks: 350 were treated on the scene, a further 350 in hospital. 100 of the latter required overnight hospitalisation or more. 22 were seriously or critically injured. I believe that some of the injured are still in hospital and many others have had their lives ruined. One of the injured is Rachel North, take some time to read her blog and some of the reports of her story such as here, here and here. There are other victims who have lost limbs, their eyesight let alone peace of mind, you can read some of their stories here.
Of course Tony Blair promised that compensation payments to the survivors would be paid as quickly as possible with extra funds made available. As per usual he was economic with the truth, in 2006 people were still waiting for their money and today 120 are still waiting. Is anyone surprised that The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not yet resolved a fifth of claims made in relation to the attacks. One quote from this Independent newspaper is this: "On the eve of the bombings' second anniversary lawyer Thelma Stober, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle line train at Aldgate, said: "We are the forgotten people."
The 35-year-old has received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but is still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries.
She told the Evening Standard: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms I am so fed up with it."
She added: "I would have been better off if I had been knocked down by a bus or a car."" Read the whole article and question the priorities of this government.
We must never forget the victims of 07/07/05 and when the terrorists strike again we will have more victims to never forget. How can we prevent this from happening again? I don't know but we cannot rely on any future terrorists being as incompetent as those of the past few days.
You can read more about the bombings here, take the time to open the three reports and read them.
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