The balance of the argument is strongly against them. But this might change – and there are few absolutes when the balance of liberty and security is weighed.
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.
Members of the armed forces, doctors, nurses, shopkeepers…and, yes, news journalists.
“If Ministers refuse to give evidence to my committee, that itself would imply that they have something to hide.”
We have a moral obligation to stand up to those who use it for their own ends. The “special relationship” should mean that we can be frank with America.
There are no slick solutions when it comes to meeting the challenge of ISIS. But here’s what can and should be done.
Important legislation affecting national security and our privacy was driven through Parliament with barely a mention in the mainstream media.
While the reshuffle dominated talk in the village, the Data Retention and Investigatory Bill was hurtling through the Commons.
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.