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Terrorism Bill

I was just trying to say that there are better ways to approach the issue than to attack the freedom of every person in this country to say what they feel. I do not understand how banning the glorification of terrorism will prevent terrorism. It plays into the hands of the people who want to do such things. That is an Alice in Wonderland approach—completely the wrong way round—[Interruption.] I did not catch that sedentary comment. The provisions should be rejected for three reasons. First, they are unnecessary; there are laws already in place, so why create new ones? Secondly, they restrict the individual’s freedom of speech. The third reason—to my mind, the main one—is the great danger that the provisions will encourage rather than reduce terrorism.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
438 c860 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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