Response: Research on terrorism is invaluable - but we do it under fear of arrest

The current situation regarding the study of violent extremism needs to be clarified, says Sally Hunt The fact that terrorists do not all look the same and that "MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain" (Terror: secret MI5 report challenges views on extremists, August 21) is no doubt a setback to those who deal only in lazy stereotypes. It also... [read full story]