CEP Senior Advisor Prof. Ian Acheson writes: Today’s terrorist threat is more diverse and unpredictable than in 2005. Our resilience against violent extremism is hollowed out by institutional timidity. We still face tactical, technical and operational obstacles hampering disaster response. While Islamist extremism is supported by a tiny fraction of Muslims, virulent anti-Semitism has taken hold within and animates hatreds, the precursor for domestic terrorism, from events thousands of miles away. These challenges require a strong response, putting country before political calculation or progressive distractions.

CEP Senior Advisor Prof. Ian Acheson writes: Bear in mind these dead, I can find no plainer words,’ wrote the Northern Irish poet John Hewitt reflecting on the Troubles’s terrible death toll. How we remember the victims of terrorism and articulate the harm it causes comes to mind today, the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 Islamist attack on London’s transport network. The bombings killed 52 commuters and sentenced hundreds more to a life without limbs, eyes or peace of mind.

"Sir Ivor, from the Counter Extremism Project, and former head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said the attack could be attributed 'in significant part, to the failure of the intelligence community to monitor appropriately subjects of interest'."

"Sir Ivor Roberts, from the Counter Extremism Project, and former head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was speaking on the fifth anniversary of the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack this weekend."

"Sir Ivor, from the Counter Extremism Project, and former head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said the attack could be attributed ‘in significant part, to the failure of the intelligence community to monitor appropriately subjects of interest’."

"But Sir Ivor Roberts, from the Counter Extremism Project and former head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said the attack could be attributed 'in significant part to the failure of the intelligence community to monitor appropriately subjects of interest.'"