Thursday, February 10/2011

Mostly looking for a trip out of London. Of course air fares have risen, and the "no frills" ones are so misleading. Unlike Canada, the Uk is not allowed to advertise fares without including taxes and fees. What they do, however, is advertise fares that don't include luggage, food or seat selection and the differences are major. RyanAir, for instance, charges £40 ($64 CAD) per suitcase. Meanwhile Marty emails to say that the Welby is very busy and they`re now booking bedsits in London into mid-March, so not time to waste.

In the evening Mubarek comes on television to speak to the Egyptian people. Rumour had had it - and quite high level rumour - that he would resign, but not a bit of it. He`s quite pleased to refer to the people`s "legitimate grievances" and say that their martyrs will not have died in vain and those responsible will be punished. No doubt some wretched persons will be tortured for obeying orders, but this is little comfort to anyone. The response in Tahir Square is as distressed as one might expect. The BBC ticker describes public reaction as "angery" and that seems about right - three syllable anger.