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Theme : security
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Radical or Restricted?
John Reid, supported by Tony Blair, has called for a radical step change in Britain’s security services. The review will look at the role of MI5, MI6, police counter-terrorist units and GCHQ. But how radical will this review be? One of the major criticisms of the current British response to the new security challenges we face has been the bureaucratic and organisational inertia, where policy has not been determined by the nature of the challenge, but by the nature of the policy tools available.
from : charlieedwards
29th September 2006
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Peace
The NGO, International Alert have published some pretty worrying statistics on the British public's perception of conflict in the world today.
In summary:
* 74% of respondents felt the world to be more violent today
* 70% felt that ‘religious differences’ was the most common reason for war
* 63% felt the situation would decline further in the next fifty years
* terrorism is perceived to be the second biggest violent threat today (38%) after crime in the UK (42%)
from : charlieedwards
21st September 2006
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Banned spy novel published on Net | The Register
Information, insiders and security services
from : petebradwell
18th September 2006
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Cameron Actually
‘I love that word "relationship"…I fear that this has become a bad relationship...We may be a small country but we're a great one, too. And a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, I will be prepared to be much stronger’. British Prime Minister, ‘David’, played by Hugh Grant, Love Actually, 2005 ‘But we will serve neither our own, nor America's, nor the world's interests if we are...
from : charlieedwards
11th September 2006
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We must engage with moderate Muslims
In a response to Madeleine Bunting, Michael Gove calls for a more robust relationship with Islam.
from : samhintonsmith
29th August 2006
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Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible? | The Register
The Register looks at the plausibility of the binary liquid plot. Interesting, but also rather frightening.
from : petebradwell
22nd August 2006
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Security, freedom and the protection of our values
In a speech to Demos on 9th August 2006, the Home Secretary John Reid MP outlined that to secure our freedom and our values there is no room for complacency and that only by responding to the new challenges of the 21st century can we ensure our national security.
from : samhintonsmith
21st August 2006
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John Reid's moment
While Mr Blair is away, John Reid, the h
Home Secretary, has taken control of the security situation in the UK.
from : samhintonsmith
18th August 2006
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The venomous media voices who think no Muslim is worth talking to
As government efforts to 'tackle' extremism flounder, it should beware the advice of armchair warriors and fantasists, says Madeleine Bunting
from : samhintonsmith
16th August 2006
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Are you thinking what we're thinking?
Summer at the Greenhouse means lots of new ideas and projects we can't wait to get kicked off. Right now our thinking is developing across all of our 6 programmes, and we are planning projects on issues from relationships and happiness, security and privacy, to music, and social enterprise. Check out the overview for more details, or email me at niamh.gallagher@demos.co.ukWe want to know what YOU think of our ideas, so login and let us know.
from : niamhgallagher
14th August 2006
