Tim Dowling
Tim Dowling works from London. Guardian columnist, sad sack. Author of Dad You Suck (4th Estate). Police Dog Hogan's banjo player. Tim Dowling has over 31680 followers on Twitter.
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/ 28 July 2005

Fear in the city

I can pretty well pinpoint the moment when my own spirit of defiance started to fade. It was on Saturday morning. I was with the dog in the park opposite our house watching two uniformed policeman comb the undergrowth. After the July 7 bombings much was made of London’s defiance towards the terrorists. But now the capital’s mood is less sure.