We can expect Luton-style protests and worse in the years to come unless the Government gets a grip on Islamism, says Ed Husain.
The campaign for hearts and minds needs serious energy, vigour, and vision. We cannot defeat terrorism by hugging extremists. As Charles Colson, chief counsel to President Nixon, once said, “if you grab them by the balls, the hearts and minds will follow”. Unless the Government sends a strong message through a strategic shift in its thinking, we will be discussing Luton-style protesters and much worse in years to come.
