
Alex Morton: Conservatives and Liberals share a new opponent – Progressive Authoritarians
But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.
But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.
Reports this morning suggest conflict within the Government and hesitation in America. And no wonder.
We open a three-part series this week on May’s elections, beginning today with the cities that are all-out.
For reasons of political correctness, its remit now covers far more groups, many of which are clearly not engaged in violent protest, let alone terrorism.
In Washington, the former Prime Minister ponders how his approach to tackling non-violent as well as violent extremism can be built on.
This latest scheme could drag sports clubs, the Scouts and Guides and even the TA, Royal Naval Reserves and cadets into its net.
Polling suggests real concern among them about extremism. But one wouldn’t think so from the coverage of her appointment.
It won’t be easy but regional powers can make it happen if they make the right choices.
Plus: Englishness in Norwich. Remainer complaints everywhere. And: Noel Gallagher, political philosopher, gives his view of Corbyn.
The goals of the young Crown Prince are broadly in line with ours. But we should be urging calm thinking and cool heads.
“The language should be that of giving people their chance to succeed and of being on their side – a “people politics” that many practice locally but which must be scaled up.”
Britain should call in the Burmese ambassador, suspend its training programme with the Burma Army, and continue to press at the UN.
Alistair Burt’s remarks while visiting our country represented a significant adjustment of the British approach to combatting terrorism.
We should accept no excuses, nor indulge in any illusions – we are facing a barbaric, medieval death cult.
I can’t find a single example of this policy successfully moderating such an organisation, but plenty of it distorting Western policy.