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Terrorism Bill

The problem with the Bill is that it widens the remit and lowers the threshold of proof. ““Conspire””, ““incite””, ““solicit”” and ““invite”” are legally definable words, with specific intent attached. In clause 1, however, we have a mish-mash whereby someone could find him or herself in prison for seven years for negligently having supported some form of terrorism in the past. The National Library of Wales is extremely concerned about scholars there writing about acts of alleged terrorism in days gone by, because those treatises and scholarly works may well be caught up in this ridiculous, uncalled-for Bill.