Terrorism
Sound move to give terrorists reduced terms for cooperating
Convicted terrorists should be given reduced sentences in return for their cooperation with police investigations. This is just one of the recommendations made by Lord Carlile, the government’s Independent Reviewer of anti-terrorist laws, in his annual report delivered yesterday.
Al Megrahi debate puts Westminster/Holyrood relations under strain
Speaking in the US, Mr Cameron made clear that he felt al-Meagrahi “should have died in jail”, and speaking to the Herald, the foreign secretary at the time of the release, David Miliband, described the decision as “clearly wrong”.
7/7: ‘Anti terror’ rhetoric masks the inconvenient truth
A proper response to 7/7 must be to bring the alienated and angry young men of Britain, whether seduced by Al Qaeda, the BNP or football hooliganism, into society. Only then can we have social cohesion and only this is true counter-terrorism.
Lockerbie bomber very much alive & set to pen autobiography
Almost a year after his release the Lockerbie bomber remains very much alive, with new suggestions that he could live for up to another 20 years, whilst conflicting reports indicate that he could now be close to death.
New report confirms uncomfortable truths about homegrown terrorism
More than two thirds of convicted UK-based Islamist terrorists are British nationals, almost half are from London, nearly one third […]
Staff must realise not all Muslim prisoners are terrorists-in-waiting
The prison authorities appear to be treating all ordinary Muslims as potential terrorists, an approach that may just make the problem worse.