Listening to last night’s, Question Time on BBC, I was interested to hear the discussion about free speech and the invitation the Oxford Union recently made to two speakers to discuss racial hatred and the holocaust. The panel were asked to consider whether the invitation was a triumph for free speech or an [...]
Archive for the ‘Terror Threat’ Category
Immigration
Posted in Devolved Issues, Discrimination, Immigration, Migrant Workers, Political Culture, Politics in Scotland, Politics in Westminster, Reserved Issues, Security Services, Terror Threat, tagged Africa, desperate, drivers, illegal, immigrants, irrational, lorry, Paris, risks, Sky, Villiers-le-Bel, violence on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sky News reports that
“Lorry drivers are suffering an increase in violence from illegal immigrants striving to enter the UK.”
I think this problem is only going to get worse as people who are desperate take more and more risks and become increasingly aggressive.
Africa
There have also been reports of thousands of African immigrants risking their [...]
Avoidable Tragedy
Posted in Competence, Corporate Responsibility, Discrimination, Political Culture, Politics in Westminster, Reserved Issues, Security Services, Terror Threat, tagged appreciate, blunders, commitment, courage, equipment, patriotic, servicemen, unselfish, welfare on November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“More than one in three servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan might still be alive if not for avoidable blunders and equipment problems, an investigation by The Independent on Sunday has revealed.”
I feel so sorry every time I hear about the death of one of our soldiers but I truly despair when I hear stories [...]
Immigration Security
Posted in Competence, Corporate Responsibility, Immigration, Politics in Westminster, Reserved Issues, Terror Threat, tagged Home Office, illegal, immigrants on November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“The Home Office has admitted illegal immigrants have been mistakenly cleared for jobs as security staff.”
What kind of ridiculous games are they playing?
Methodically Targeting Children
Posted in Competence, Discrimination, Political Culture, Politics in Scotland, Politics in Westminster, Reserved Issues, Terror Threat, tagged activity, behaviour, childre, Jonathon Evans, manipulative, MI5, national, recruited, resources, security, terrorist, threat on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Evans, the Head of MI5 says
Children as young as 15 are being recruited for terrorist-related activity by al-Qaeda and
There are at least 2,000 in the UK who pose a threat to national security.
That is really shocking! Should we not equip our young people with the resources to defend themselves from manipulative behaviour?
