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The Government's new Terrorism Bill could criminalise researchers and librarians unless amendments are made, libraries have warned. The legislation states that it would be an offence to buy, sell, distribute or lend terrorist publications, but library organisations have criticised the wording of the Bill, arguing that it is too ambiguous about what constitutes a terrorist publication and noting that something could be regarded as legal one week and then, in the light of subsequent events, be regarded as illegal, thereby leaving the library open to prosecution.
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The project coordinator of the domestic management of terrorist attacks programme at the Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College London, argues that it is not possible to counter terrorism targeted at a divided society by technical efforts alone. He contends that real resilience to terrorist acts can only come from a common purpose but, he argues, modern society is becoming more fragmented and less able to demonstrate a common purpose, so what is really needed is a change in the way modern society works if terrorism is to be effectively fought.
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An analysis of the influence of radicals and extremists, both religious and from areas such as animal rights, on campuses in the United Kingdom. It is argued that universities need to monitor the activities of subversive elements if a free, liberal way of life is to be maintained.
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