MI5 warns on home-grown terror
Britain is no safer today than it was on the day of the 7/7 bombings because of the upsurge in home-grown terrorism triggered by the Iraq and Afghan wars, intelligence chiefs have warned. Despite the enormous extra resources that have been poured into the war on terror, they fear the relentless increase in threats to the UK have left MI5 overstretched. “Society isn’t safer today,” a senior source claimed. “We are containing the threat but we are not gaining on it.” Full Story