I don't myself think that increasing it to 28 days is going to make a very significant amount of difference.

I don't think there's a lawyer alive and working who's ever appeared in any part of a treason case and I think we should tread in that historic territory very carefully,

Further suicide bombings in the UK must be expected, and the targets are unpredictable.

Given that there is the control order system in existence, it would be preferable for that system to be used against the persons concerned until suitable memoranda have been achieved.

ID cards could be of some value in the fight against terrorism but they are probably of quite limited value.

A more searching system is required to reflect the seriousness of the state holding someone in high-security custody without charge for as long as three months, ... I question whether what is proposed in the bill would be proof to challenge under the Human Rights Act given the length of extended detention envisaged.