[–] tinyhousesbrah 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
As the official pointed out (unusually bluntly for Britain), if they are encountered in Iraq/Syria they are supposed to be dispatched as enemy combatants.
I think the general order within the political ranks is against people like him, which implies systemic undermining of the British security apparatus in future years. Echos of Weimar Republic there, cancer like weakmindedness.
The laws aren't the problem, it's a lack of political will to enforce the existing law and despite the fact most of the public would agree that all ISIS supporters ought to be imprisoned.
The problem is the optics, it would look bad because potentially a prison for 20,000-50,000 people would need to be constructed for managing the problem over the next decade or two.
Of course it gets worse the further you delay so civil conflicts are certain. Of course the Liberals think this is a big joke, they will think it is a big joke up until the day morons in masks are slitting their throats.