THE TERRORISTS IN CLOSETS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST

Email to the Scottish National Party:
Sir, I was disappointed to see you voting against the terror bill. Why would the police arrest someone if he wasn’t a terrorist? You don’t seem to have thought this through.

For the terrorists who threaten our way of life, ninety days isn't long enough. It should be ninety months. It’s idiotic, but idiocy in the defence of freedom is no vice. If it saves just one child's life it will be worth it. What about ordinary hard-working families? Who speaks for them?

I personally can’t stand ordinary hard-working families. But you are supposed to be looking out for them.

The terrorists in closets are coming home to roost.



The Scottish National Party replies:
MPs did not vote against the terror bill - they only voted against one part of it. The issue at stake was not whether the police should be allowed to arrest people because they believe them to be terrorists, it was about whether the law should be changed to allow people to be held without charge for up to 90 days. No evidence was put forward by the government to support this proposal, and that is why the majority of MPs votes against it.

The SNP had further concerns about this proposal because the government ignored the fact that Scotland has a separate legal system and did not consult the senior law officer in Scotland to establish whether their plans were were legal under Scots law.

In those circumstances I hope you can understand that the SNP had no option but to vote as we did.

Regards

Mhairi Hunter
SNP Policy Unit



To: the Scottish National Party
Thank you very much. That’s a weight off my mind.
God be wi' ye.