IT'S amazing how events can press on at an almost breakneck speed.
On Saturday, we were transfixed to our TV screens beaming back pictures of the fireball car crashing its way into Glasgow Airport - and by the next morning everyone's talking about 90 days detention for suspects again!
It never ceases to amaze me how people - in this case the government - use events such as this to further their own unpopular ideas.
However, the stats don't warrant any more stringent measures at all.
Look at it like this, since July 7 2005 there have been just two attacks plus a handful of foiled plots - call it 20 in all (I'm feeling generous today).
Yes, they are blood-curdling, yes they are dramatic but in terms of impact on our day-to-day lives, they are heavily outweighed but other issues.
In that time, I'd bet that there's been hundreds killed or injured on Britain's roads. Ditto for alcohol-related deaths. And what has been done about that? Have they banned us from using our cars every other day or rationed the amount of booze per household to just 1 litre a week?
Personally, I don't care how long I have to wait in airport queues or even if there's CCTV on every street corner - but that doesn't mean I want even more of them.
Terror is the big bogeyman of the 21st Century and the government is filling the void by saying: "Don't worry, we'll keep you safe - all we need is some more legislation/prison places/money/time (delete as appropriate)"
However, look back 10 years and you realize ministers have already taken a large chunk of our civil liberties in the name of fighting terror.
I honestly don't see why we need to give up any more - I'm already treated like a potential member of Bin Laden's inner circle everytime I go through airport security.
Policy made up in the heat of battle makes for poor legislation. You'd have thought the government, having just had 10 years of that with Blair, would have realised that by now.
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