British Home Secretary, John Reid yesterday (via the Guardian):

“Mr Reid said Britain was now facing “probably the most sustained period of severe threat since the end of the second world war” and that the country was facing a new breed of ruthless “unconstrained international terrorists”. The European human rights convention had been drawn up 50 years ago to protect against fascist states but now the threat came from “fascist individuals” unconstrained by such conventions, agreements or standards. Everyone across the political, media, judicial and public spectrum needed to understand the depth and magnitude of the threat. The majority of the public understood its seriousness but there were those who “just don’t get it”…”

Expect the “rights” versus “security” debate to burst back into life.