Egypt. Will the military keep their promise?

Pictures from Trafalgar square on Sat 12 Feb 2011 with friends of Egypt... celebrating hope...

There was a lot of energy and jubilation at yesterdays Trafalgar square event organised by Egyptians and friends of Egypt living in the capital. Most of the people I met there were cautiously optimistic about the future and one or two were wondering as to whether the army would keep its promise and return the country to full democracy or indeed facilitate true elections. There is concern that those who have taken over from ex President Mubarak are too close to him and his regime. The people I spoke to who were under 30 and therefore never experienced anything else other than the Mubarak years were hoping that things would be changing.