This report will highlight the UK’s current security problems and offer proposals of different ways to enhance their security policy to create a better country. In recent years security problems for the UK are intensifying. Since 11th September 2001 to 31st March 2016 official data shows there were 54 deaths in Great Britain as a direct result of terrorist acts. Between 2016 and 2018 there were 6 attacks in London alone. In recent years the UK’s threat from international terrorism has been increased to severe level. Crime is also increasingly threatening UK’s security with increased numbers of all types of crime particularly concentrated in London and metropolitan areas. Furthermore, the discussion about whether to increase or decrease military expenditure and the effects of each are increasingly affecting UK citizens. The report will consist of an introduction followed by three sections highlighting individual security issues of crime, terrorism and milex. For each section a sub question will be answered leading to analysis which will emphasise the current issues and different economic policies that will enhance the security policy for the UK. This report has been centred around the UK due to the various and escalating threats they currently face.

Terrorism

Should the UK implement proactive or defensive security measures to enhance security?

Terrorism in economic terms is the premeditated use or threat to use violence by individuals or subnational groups to obtain a political or social objective through the intimidation of a large audience beyond that of the immediate victim. Recently the UK is suffering from increased terrorist threats. Terrorist threats are escalating due to the change in nature particularly cyber terrorism is becoming more common. In addition, threats are now more diverse than before – coming from a wider geographical area. This leads to terrorism increasing in severity and increasing casualty risk therefore becoming a security problem for the UK. The unpredictable nature of terrorism further intensifies the threat for the UK.