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ONLY a third of arrests made under the government’s draconian anti-terror laws have led to charges being brought, according to government figures released yesterday.
In the year to March, 299 people were detained for terrorism-related offences, an increase of 31 per cent compared to the previous year, Home Office figures revealed.
It is the highest number since officials began collecting data in September 2001 and higher than the previous peak of 284, which was recorded in 2005, the year of the July 7 bombings.
SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a an in-depth study of environmental activism that shows how governments work against citizens who put community before profit
In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the British government intervene to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
