Hamas’ supporters or the authorities? Sunak needs to show that offenders will be prosecuted – and, if the situation deteriorates, to push for march bans, shuffle his Cabinet and show an all-party front with Starmer.
Politicians urge zero tolerance – but there’s a gap between law and enforcement. If the Met can arrest 155 anti-lockdown protestors, why can’t it do the same to pro-Hamas ringleaders?
Exiling her is a temporary fix but solves nothing.
Outsourcing the delicate work of threat detection to venues will do little good, whilst heaping fresh pressure on a struggling sector.
Ironically enough, Nandy neglected to mention that she herself had said in 2021 that she was “appalled” that a hotel in her constituency was being used to accommodate asylum-seekers,
Constant criticism has distracted from the strategy’s essential focus: stopping people from becoming supporters of terrorism or terrorists themselves.
While Muslims here feel comfortably British, French Muslims must conceal their religious convictions to be respectable citizens.
Experience suggests that killers motivated by Islamist extremism seldom act outside terrorist networks.
After the beheading of Samuel Paty, there are huge questions for the president as to how he can prevent such an atrocious crime again.
Too often the approach to disengagement and de-radicalisation has been dominated by non-Muslim academics, policy-makers and practitioners.
The final piece of our mini-series about anti-Muslim prejudice – and what the Government and Party should do about it.
The attack is a salutary reminder that all terrorists, by definition, believed in something and have a cause.
She could give us invaluable insights into jihadi recruitment techniques, and if deradicalised become a valuable asset.
We need action. And we need ministers who understand how to exercise power. They need to use that power to take decisions and make sure they are implemented.