Can the new Home Office beat al-Qaeda? Yes, but...

25th June 2007
By Jon Moran

With the new Home Office now the centre for counter-terrorism policy, the question is raised whether a more centralised approach will deliver a more coherent counter-terrorism strategy. Judging by previous experience, the answer is not clear-cut. The key may be reorganisation at the mid-level rather than at the top.

The idea that counter-terror policy should be co-ordinated from one specific area complements the centralisation of law enforcement in the UK over the last decade.