Prior to the election, I worried not only that there would be a Madrid-style bombing, but especially that we would react like the Spaniards. Instead of telling the terrorists where to go, we would prostrate ourselves before them and kick out the government.

It may be less than twelve hours since the murders, but I think it's clear that the reaction has been properly, well, British. We have not, it seems, lost our resolve, and we have not - other than the Respect supporters of Islamofascism - switched blame away from those responsible.

I'm especially struck by one thing. The media have, as one, referred quite properly to the murderers as terrorists. None of the usual militant nonsense. The murderers are terrorists, pure and simple, and no mainstream correspondent is saying anything else.

But here's a thing: will they now realise how wrong they are to refer to as militants the terrorists who do exactly the same thing in Israel as they have done today in London?

Will they hell.