If last night's truly appalling Question Time bears any reflection on the state of the public debate on these matters, we might as well not bother discussing this incident. Repeat after me: this has absolutely nothing to do with Islam; the West has brought this on itself through its foreign policy mistakes, for which we must atone by allowing mass immigration. Cue loud applause.
I hope that the PM can bring the detailed debate over Islamic extremism out from its current homes on internet forums and niche right-wing journals. He has made
encouraging statements but the rest of the media seem determined to skate over or ignore them. I'm getting fed up with it.