Four steps to fight terrorism
Four measures which Theresa May and the Conservatives will take to protect us against the threat of terrorism if the Conservatives are re-elected.
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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And I would certainly not suggest that the powers of the security services should be lightly extended.
But is it really unreasonable to suggest that as the threats we face evolve the way re respond to them also needs to evolve? And that this might require some update to the legal authority of the security services?
There is a balance to strike here.
Absurd articles in the papers with lurid headlines like "May threatens to rip up human rights laws" do not reflect the carefully nuanced words Theresa May actually used.
"Enough is enough" - "Brexit means brexit" - "Covfefe means covfefe".