Many people have invoked the famous drawings of Henry Moore of people sleeping on the platform, and now instead, we had body bags on the platforms, but it was quite extraordinary the level of calm on the street, thousands of people standing around in verysubdued mood.
"It's far too early to be drawing definitive conclusions this early in the financial year, but it's a good start: net borrowing is lower than in April last year, the current budget position is better, receipts growth is very buoyant and spending is subdued, " said Investec economist Philip Shaw.