Civilisation vs terror

EVERY natural instinct tells us that the murderous Islamic State execution gang known as ‘ The Beatles’ should never set foot on Western shores again.

Indeed, many might be forgiven for thinking the best thing would be for some fatal ‘accident’ to befall them, now that the remaining two have been taken captive.

But any such thoughts must be resisted. For it must never be forgotten that in the fight against Islamist barbarism, Western values are nobler than the enemy’s.

Indeed, civilisation demands that ‘ The Beatles’ – nurtured, to our deep shame, in Britain – should face the due process of law which they denied their victims.

Ideally, they should be tried in the US – at least three of whose citizens they are said to have murdered.

But let one thing be clear. On no account should they be sent to that recruiting sergeant for terrorism, Guantanamo Bay. Criminal scum should never be handed an excuse to present themselves as martyrs. THIS week MPs paid handsome tribute to the Mail’s revelation of the scandal at Motability – the car scheme for the disabled hoarding £2.4billion of public money and paying its chief executive a monstrous £1.7million a year. As three inquiries are called, will Parliament remember the role of the independently regulated Press in defending taxpayers and exposing abuse?