Editor's Choice
A small victory
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7509.0-g (Published 14 July 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0-g
- Fiona Godlee, editor (fgodlee@bmj.com)
The fact that you are reading this is a small but significant victory. When the bomb exploded last Thursday morning, ripping apart the number 30 bus outside BMA House, killing 13 people and injuring many more, we were two days into work on this week's journal. Early copies of the previous issue, put to bed on Tuesday evening, were due to arrive by courier. Members of the editorial team were in meetings, checking proofs, laying out pages, and commissioning and editing news, reviews, and editorials. It was a sunny day of little consequence but filled, I suppose, with our usual small concerns.
The bomb blast …