British Muslims

And what's the government going to do about this I wonder?

As many as one in 11 British Muslims agree with and proactively support terrorism, a Government adviser has warned police.

Haras Rafiq also told officers at Scotland Yard that up to 20 per cent of the Muslim population ' sympathise' with militants, while stopping short of being prepared to 'blow themselves up'.

His remarks underline the scale of the task facing Gordon Brown to win the hearts and minds of Muslims, only a week after he promised an extra £70million to councils and community groups to fight extremism.

Right, so how exactly is that extra £70 million that I'm sure, oh, the National Health Service could do with, going to be spent to "fight extremism"?

Critics argue that working parties and an attempt to persuade Muslim leaders and groups such as the Muslim Council of Britain to speak out against extremism have not had the desired impact.

So an extra £70million is going to be spent convincing Muslim leaders to speak out against extremism? Wouldn't you expect moderate Muslim leaders to do that for free?

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said yesterday that the Government is changing its approach to dealing with extremism.

She added: "It seems to me that what we should be doing is emphasising the values that we share which are under attack from terrorism-rather than trying to create a battle or war between those who oppose the terror and those who want to carry it out."

Yeah, it wouldn't be helpful to oppose people who support terrorism, would it? And what shared values is she talking about exactly- the oppression of women, hatred of homosexuality, a belief that non-Muslims are second class citizens, a megalomaniacal desire to take over the world?