The assistant commissioner Neil Basu has said that 70 to 80 percent of those who wanted to attack the UK were British born or raised, which he said strongly indicated that domestic social issues were among the root causes of extremism.
He said: “That has got to tell us something about our society – that we have got to look at why they would be prepared to do that.
“I want good academics, good sociologists, good criminologists to be telling us exactly why that is.”
Dr Antony McRoy, an academic in Islamic Studies, told Premier he disagrees with Mr Basu’s analysis of the situation: “I think it’s just madness to say that it comes down to the fact that there aren’t opportunities for people in this country. Everyone in this country has the same opportunities before the laws as everyone else.
“I think the problem is his analysis of why this is happening.
“The only answer to violent extremism is increasing police activity, increasing intelligence activity. The only other thing that could work is a change in policy amongst western government but obviously governments cannot allow terrorism in any way to influence their policies.
“As Christians, we have a community, the worldwide Church and our loyalties are to Jesus. Muslims are part of a worldwide community as well, and so when Muslims in Britain see Muslims elsewhere suffering, their reaction is ‘that is what’s happening…
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