Flightmapping's Blog

Unfortunately, it looks like the government will narrowly scrape through their new 42 days terror suspect legislation, as there don’t seem to be quite enough backbenchers with the backbone to put a stop to it.
This new law will do little to improve the safety of the travelling public.  Transport systems have long been a target of ambitious terror groups, but the statistical chances of any passenger being caught in a terrorist atrocity remain extremely small, as they are for accidents on public transport.  We were told on the BBC’s Question Time last week by Foreign Secretary David Miliband that the extension of questioning to 42 days instead of the current 28 would act as an “insurance policy” for potential future trials, but a much better insurance plan must...