The brutal and savage hacking to death of a non-uniformed soldier in broad daylight on a London high street  has sickened and shocked all of us. Viewing Wednesday’s news coverage was like watching something from a grotesque horror film. The fact that one of the two murderers, literally dripping with the blood of his victim, spoke clearly and calmly into the smart phone camera of a witness made it all the more surreal and chilling.

The fact that he went on to state that none of us are safe firmly rammed home the threat of Islamic terrorism far more than any amount of televised footage of atrocities in Afghanistan or Iraq could ever do. This was far more shocking than the anonymous planting of bombs in the London attacks of July 7^th, 2005. This demonstrated, for all to see, just  how far those who hate our country and our way of life are prepared to go.

The welfare of its citizens is the top priority of any civilised state and our Prime Minister must surely be aware of that. He must abandon his brazen attempts to court popularity and win voters, such as his recent promotion of gay marriage, and concentrate his mind instead on dealing with the real issues  facing the country.

For too long the United Kingdom has been too tolerant of alien cultures, welcoming into our midst religious bigots and fanatics who have no place in a civilised society. Our liberal rulers have told us to accept and even embrace cultures and religions that, in truth, are a throwback to the Dark Ages. Cultures, for example, where women have no rights and are treated as mere chattels. If we have raised any objection we have been dismissed as reactionary or intolerant. Well, we are now paying the price of that foolish and misguided tolerance. Now the chickens have come home to roost.

We are threatened by an enemy blinded by fanaticism, devoid of morality and unhindered by the restraints that are an integral part of decent normal human beings. We must confront and eradicate that enemy or, like a latter day decadent Rome with the Barbarians at the gate, we will suffer the consequences of our neglect.