One of the most tweeted pictures from last night’s terror attack on London Bridge shows a group of people running away from the scene of the killings. The runners are led by a man who is carefully balancing a half-full beer glass in his hand, as if even the threat of sudden, savage death isn’t reason enough to part a Brit from the pleasure of his pint.
This picture has been seized upon with relief and delight because it reflects how Britons would like to see themselves in a crisis: