Counter-Terrorism Bill
1:00 pm
Lord Carlile: No, I do not. We go back to the old Burkean thing about politicians needing to be pillars of what is right, not weathercocks of public opinion. If you harken too much to that kind of remark, you will not even be weathercocks of public opinion; you will be weathercocks of a limited opinion that is not public opinion.
As I go around airports and seaports, I take the trouble to stop and talk to real people who have been searched. For the most part, they are delighted that they have been searched and say, “I wish it happened more often, it makes me feel safer.” The Daily Mail reader has quite a lot to say on this subject, which is not always paid attention to in this Palace. I have to say that I am not an enthusiastic reader of the Daily Mail normally.