WATCH: “They are our citizens and we have a responsibility”, Dannatt says of jihadists in Syria

“It’s also important that we treat them fairly…with justice tempered with a bit of mercy.”

David Cameron: No-one has the right to opt out of the fight against Islamist extremism

We should accept no excuses, nor indulge in any illusions – we are facing a barbaric, medieval death cult.

Bruce Newsome: Law enforcement, not community engagement, is the way to stop extremists becoming terrorists

Instead of seeking yet more powers, the Government should use those already at its disposal to nip extremism in the bud.

Bruce Newsome: The Government must get real about counter-terrorism strategy

No more foreign funding of extremism. No more self-appointed “community” intermediaries. No more pretence that it’s all about cyberspace.

James Frayne: Voters want a brutal response to terrorists, but aren’t clear on the best way to combat extremism

Fears that the public are shifting towards aggressive, populist cultural policies targeted at Muslims are misfounded.

Iain Duncan Smith: We must face hard truths about homegrown extremism

This problem may have started abroad, but it is now here, in our own society. It must be dealt with.

WATCH: May – “There is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country…Enough is enough.”

The Prime Minister proposed four steps to take on and defeat our enemies and their ideology.

Richard Benyon: Corbyn on terrorism – wrong then, wrong now

From the IRA through to today’s Islamist extremist threat, the Labour leader has misidentified the causes and proposed the wrong solutions.

Martin Parsons: For Syria to have a future, the West must stop jihadist genocide as well as Assad’s war crimes

Action must go beyond ISIS to prevent other, similarly-minded, jihadist groups prospering.

How did a terrorist get £1 million from the taxpayer then escape to join ISIS?

At best, sending him to Guantanamo failed – and at worst it backfired spectacularly.

It would be wrong to pretend the Brussels attacks have no political implications

But we must only consider them at the right time, and only when we know some facts, not as a tasteless kneejerk.

WATCH: Ici Londres – Patriotism is the best defence against ISIS, argues Dan Hannan

The way to defeat a bad idea is with a better idea – we should be more confident in our model of society.

Mohammed Amin: ISIS, ISIL or Daesh? What’s in a name?

Using the right language is important, lest we lend undue legitimacy or credibility to terrorists and murderers.