British Public Backs Tough Anti-Terrorism Measures
by Marc Schulman @ 6:50 am. AMERICAN FUTURE BLOG
An opinion poll conducted by ICM Research for The Guardian shows strong support for the Blair government’s anti-terrorism policies.
Tony Blair has announced a series of anti-terrorism measures . . . which some people say might mean the loss of some civil liberties. Do you think it is right or wrong to lose some civil liberties to improve our security against terrorist attacks?
Right = 73%, Wrong = 17%, Don’t Know = 10%
To what extent do you support or oppose banning organizations that promote radical Islamist views even if they don’t advocate violence?
Strongly support = 27%, Tend to support = 18%, Neutral = 19%, Tend to oppose = 13%, Strongly oppose = 18%
To what extent do you support or oppose making it easier to deport foreign nationals who spread radical Islamist views even if it means sending them back to countries that use torture?
Strongly support = 45%, Tend to support = 17%, Neutral = 14%, Tend to oppose = 10%, Strongly oppose = 9%
To what extent do you support or oppose allowing the police to hold terror suspects up to three months without charge instead of the current 14 days?
Strongly support = 48%, Tend to support = 21%, Neutral = 9%, Tend to oppose = 9%, Strongly oppose = 10%
Some people say that court judges are undermining our security by overturning government anti-terrorism measures in court. Which of the following do you most agree with?
Judges should continue to overturn if they feel it is right to do so = 40%, Judges should not be able to overturn them = 52%, Don’t know = 8%
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