Summary
THE media beast needs to be fed, and in the otherwise balmy summer months, the anti-terrorist panic requires the government to look sharp and look busy, tossing out news-flavoured morsels to chew over. But on this most serious of issues, Her Majesty's ministers have increasingly come to look as silly as the media season demands.
Some of the ideas have serious intent, but are described - generously - by one of Labour's former Home Office ministers as "half-baked". One such was the plan for a new kind of secret court for terrorism suspects that scrutinises the evidence before it can be heard open court.See the full content of this document
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It's the Seasonal Silliness That Is Really Frightening
The proposal lacked much detail, so is open to interpretation and therefore misrepresentation. That was part of a 12-point plan from the prime minister, meaning one point for nearly every day he is in the Caribbean. All his points were about being tough on terrorism, which is much easier than being tough on the causes of terro...
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