http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7741
Ehsan Masood
"A lack of vision was apparent in the response to news of the recent alleged terror plot. Britain is gripped by an understandable fear of a possible 9/11-style attack. Far too many Muslims blame government foreign policy. The government believes that influential Muslims aren’t doing enough to clamp down on extremism within their communities. One of the problems we face in the search for better community relations is our insistence on sticking to the idea of the "community leader." In a modern democracy, the idea that there is such a thing as a community leader and that he has the ability to prevent extremism among “his people” continues to be an important plank of government policy. But it needs rethinking."
