Now that the general election is only 3 days distant, things are hotting up. Following Saturday's events in London, terrorism has come to the fore as an election issue to be fought over, though the major party leaders seem to have very different approaches.
Theresa May, saying that "enough is enough", has indicated that we must become far less tolerant of extremism and must take serious steps to prevent the radicalization of young Muslims. She has proposed that the major internet companies take much greater responsibility with regard to the prevention of communication between terrorists and has indicated that a future Conservative government would quickly review and tighten terrorist legislation.
In contrast, Jeremy Corbyn has followed his previous path of simply suggesting that vast sums of money should be thrown at the problem; his plan, if 'plan' it can be called, is to recruit an additional 10,000 police officers. How additional police officers would help to combat the issue of terrorist activity hasn't been stated, nor where all these recruits would come from nor how long it would take to get them in place. In other words, Corbyn's 'policy' is no more than a populist, ill-defined and ultimately meaningless piece of political rhetoric.
That said, Theresa May's, proposals, while sounding very strong and Prime Ministerial, also lack any firm detail. However, she has, at least, indicated that, if returned as Prime Minister, she will pursue a much stronger and more active approach than has hitherto been the case. She has indicated a change of direction and that a government led by her would take a much tougher line. "Enough is enough" sounds right.
May has indicated policy direction while Corbyn has spoken of numbers. I know which I'll be voting for.
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