I think I may be getting a little bit cynical. Tonight has seen some disturbing headlines, the Evening Standard had headlines of '2000 terrorists in UK' and Newsnight ran with 'Children being radicalised in Mosques'.
The announcement by Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, is indeed disturbing. But I also find the timing of the announcement disturbing. Tomorrow will be the Queen's speech and it is widely reported that there will be a new terrorism bill with harsher measures for possible terrorists including an increase to 56 days of detention without trial.
The security services have found their intelligence used as a tool of Government before (Iraq anyone?), let's hope they're not being used as a political pawn again!
Squiffy.
Monday 5 November 2007
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