The last Government introduced lots of new laws curtailing civil liberties in the name of the war on terrorism.

And still they want more.

what police state?

and could do with a 'strong on security' policy to hang on to their right wing supporters, perhaps? Plus it wouldn't hurt May's chances in any future leadership election ...

...that this is more in reaction to the rise of UKIP then anything else. Oh for the days when it was possible not to be so cynical about the behaviour of our politicians.

But will this actually stop people from supporting the Tories hemorrhaging support to UKIP? I'm not sure that it will.

life imitates art.

be able to see what is happening in the US.

...the UK Government wants Britain to become much like America in this regard.

Says it all !

Under Constant Surveillance, You're Always The Enemy

with long jail sentences.

This will curb people who incite young, impressionable Muslims to throw their lives away in search of some utopian paradise.

If Anjem Chaudary (and others like him) wants jihad so badly, HE should travel to Syria and take a bullet rather than sending other people's kids for his gratification.

while of course any real terrorists will be able to get round it.

Teresa May is both authoritarian and incompetent; under her brilliant leadership, the Home Office is becoming a sort of cross between '1984' and 'Fawlty Towers'. British Home Secretaries in general tend to show these qualities, but May takes them to extremes!

Expect more of this in the next few months, as there's an election in May and the Tories are running scared of UKIP.