Why has Southport not been declared a terror attack?
Axel Rudakubana, the alleged Southport killer, has been accused of possessing a terrorist document, yet the police still insist there…
Riot police are often scared for their lives
To the rioters, it doesn’t matter that the suspect in the murder of three girls at a holiday dance camp…
Anjem Choudary’s attention-seeking became his downfall
Anjem Choudary thrived on the oxygen of publicity and in the end could not stand being starved of it. He could…
How did security miss the Trump shooter?
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old shot dead by a secret service sniper following the attempt on former president Trump’s life…
Did an Iranian hit squad attack a journalist in London?
Counter-terrorist detectives investigating a stabbing of a dissident Iranian journalist in London have discovered that three suspects left the country…
Why Islamic State is fixated with Russia
Islamic State (IS) has released a graphic video showing gunmen storming the Crocus concert hall near Moscow in an attack…
Risk aversion and the failure of our emergency services
The litany of errors in the emergency services’ response to the Manchester Arena attack has been widely detailed this week,…
Has MI5 learned its lesson from the Manchester Arena bombing?
The Manchester Arena Inquiry has adjourned for three weeks as its chairman Sir John Saunders considers the last, and most secret, part…
It’s time to cut the terrorism red tape
What you see is not always what you get. When a judge hands down a 16-year terrorism sentence it’s really…
There were far fewer terror attacks last year. Here’s why
They don’t like to use the ‘Q’ word in counter-terrorism. It’s a bit like blurting out the name of the…
