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Theme : security
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MI5 diverts record amount of budget to fight terrorism
In a speech to Demos, John Reid will say that, while the security services will deliver 100 per cent effort and dedication, they cannot guarantee 100 per cent success in the fight against terrorism.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006
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Sky News' take on today's speech
The Home Secretary has called for society to help defend Britain from international terrorism, saying the Government cannot do it alone.
John Reid said a new way of thinking about national security is needed if terror is to be defeated.
from : charlieedwards
9th August 2006
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Reid: Security rethink needed
Mr Reid said the "challenge to all of us" means "we may have to modify some of our freedoms in the short-term in order to prevent their misuse and abuse by those who oppose our fundamental values and would destroy our freedoms and values in the long-term".
"It is up to each and all of us to ask the questions: what price our security? What price our freedoms? At what cost can we preserve our freedoms?
from : charlieedwards
9th August 2006
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Reid warns of 'sustained terrorist threat'
In a speech to Demos, John Reid said many in Britain had failed to grasp the scale of the terrorist threat.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006
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Reid warns on terror threat
John Reid, in a wide-ranging speech to Demos, said the end of the cold war had brought with it new threats from organised crime and terrorism.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006
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Government must give communities a greater role in counter-terrorism
Responding to his speech today on security and freedom, Demos called on the Home Secretary to make real his pledge to allow all sections of society to play a greater role in delivering security.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006
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Kitchen Cabinet
It was good to have the Home Secretary here this morning. He was making a wide ranging speech on the security challenges that face us in the UK and what we need to do about it. More on his speech and our reaction to it here shortly.But I wanted to applaud John Reid preparedness to use the Demos kichen area to meet and talk personally with some of our guests and to continue the debate. He clearly enjoyed it hugely. And so did we.Perhaps other Government Ministers might like to follow...
from : grahamebroadbelt
9th August 2006
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Chinese Whispers
Don't get me wrong, I find the concept of an 'axis of evil' as bonkers as the next person. The idea that the world could be divided into two - the good guys and the bad guys - sounds like something straight out of a cowboy movie (hmm).But when I was giving a talk to Chinese civil servants this morning I was reminded of the fact that, while we are able to dismiss it as simplistic nonsense, this piece of rhetoric is influencing the way some Chinese view the West and the...
from : rachelbriggs
7th August 2006
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EU's expanding borders require joint migration strategy
Pressure from global movement of people will increase while attempts to tighten controls may actually reduce national security
from : mollywebb
2nd August 2006
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CANADA 2020
To encourage a debate about the major challenges Canada will face in the coming decades, the Dominion Institute and the Toronto Star have invited 20 leading thinkers to write about an issue or event that they think could transform the country by 2020. Jennifer Welsh, an academic from Oxford, kicks off the debate with a look at Canadian foreign affairs in 2020. It’s a pretty negative view of international relations, but nevertheless an interesting post on the future of Canadian...
from : charlieedwards
2nd August 2006
