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There seems to be a lot in the news today on the subject of the surveillance of Muslims. I have no problem at all with the services which keep an eye on the security of the state watching anyone that they view as a threat. If they are admitting that this is the Muslim community then so be it.
It is inevitable that non extremists will be watched as well as actual terrorists in training but if surveillance is the price that has to be paid to keep us safe from extremists then leave the security services alone. If you want to find suicide bombers then you have to look for them.
Gordon Brown is not having a good time in the press lately as most of his own party seems to be queuing up to have a go at him personally and his ideas. he has tried to deflect some of this by deflecting the attention onto the police, doctors and social workers who unlike him are amongst the hardest working members of professional society.
The Iraqi army has decided that it does not like the repatriation of its own nationals from the UK and turned them around at their destination. Is this the portent of things to come? Only time will tell.
The economy attracts the attention of Polly Toynbee today as she makes the claim, “If ever there was a time for an emergency super-tax, it's now”.
Wearing her political credentials on her shoulder with pride polly launches this tirade on wealth from the position of a champagne socialist in such a manner as makes me reach for a bucket.
The fact of the matter, unpalatable as it is, remains that wealthy people can move themselves and their businesses around with an ease that leaves the mere mortals agog. The super tax that she proposes would harm the economy. I do not like it but it is a fact that I have to accept. Polly does not like it but it is a fact that she can use to launch an attack on people as middle class as she is whilst sounding like one of the ‘brothers’ for the left wingers amongst her readership.
