Today marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.
Here is the article Matthew Bishop wrote for The Spectator in response:
Spirit of the Blitz, Matthew Bishop, 15 September 2001
New York
People walk a lot in Manhattan. Its streets are always crowded. But never before like this. An hour after the attack on the World Trade Center, thousands of New Yorkers – refugees in business attire – trudged north as downtown evacuated.
Many were covered from head to toe in white ash. Most walked in silence, contemplating the fact that somebody they know is probably dead, and that in the next 24 hours they will find out who.
Others desperately tried to contact loved ones. The World Trade Center was a crucial communications post, and this, combined with an already inadequate wireless capacity, ensured that one of the first things to stop working were the mobile phones.
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