All too often the bigotry of Islamism is either shared or indulged by parts of the free societies it seeks to destroy.
Conservatives largest party. Labour close behind. Less bad for the LibDems that some predict. UKIP win three seats. The SNP grab over 20.
The reality is that jihadists have claimed more lives in Muslim-majority countries than anywhere else.
The West’s reponse to the challenge of global terror has been lamentable. We need an “Axis of Good” to take the fight to global jihad.
The head of MI5 warns that we too will be attacked. But in the battle for hearts and minds, the barbarity of our opponents is an advantage.
The Chancellor on terror in France, the NHS, the Northern Powerhouse, the election debates – and the next election.
Plus: Charlie Hebdo and 7/7. Mildenhall’s closure: a garden city opportunity? More bad news for the Bow Group. And: I ditch the Telegraph for the Times.
Media that decide not to reproduce the magazine’s cartoons of Mohammed shouldn’t be criticised.
Sometimes the religious beliefs of a terrorist are irrelevant; sometimes they are critical – as in this case.
At the risk of stating the obvious, the targeting of Charlie Hebdo and its staff for murder had nothing whatsoever to do with western foreign policy.
The murderers of Stéphane Charbonnier and his staff understood that freedom isn’t the only challenge to their fanaticism.
Douglas Alexander is right to urge the creation of a Government envoy for it.
Reading the Counter-Terrorism Bill led me to reflect on why my reaction to it is so different from those other Muslims whom I encounter complaining about it.
It remains a real threat to both our interests and our allies throughout the Middle East.
But since this particular strain is expressed using the symbols of Islamic culture and Muslims’ identity, resisting it needs politics of exceptional subtlety.