Arguably, this is however where our current universe / timeline forked after 9/11. Instead of a law enforcement problem (like Lockerbie had been) seeking individuals, that became one needing collective punishment of Someones (via military response). And once on that fork, we ended up... Here

They remain the only government in my lifetime without a theory of how economic growth happens and a determination that it definitely not be through universities, immigration, high skilled services, tax simplification, trade relations etc

cc @superwuster.bsky.social

Good luck! I wound up at LHR getting a flight to MCR. Madness

On the train north from Euston that I abandoned at Milton Keynes, the message was a power failure meant zero signalling (and therefore zero trains in either direction) north of Rugby. #fwiw