The head of MI5 has lost the plot. Britain is safer than ever in its history | Simon Jenkins

Andrew Parker seems to have suffered a panic attack this week. Random acts of terror don’t threaten the UK’s existence

Oh my God, the Muslims are going to get us. Watch out. Our national security is “more under threat than ever”. Our lives are seeing a “dramatic upshift” in threat levels, with “plots from overseas, plots online, complex scheming and crude stabbings, lengthy planning but also spontaneous attacks”. MI5 boss Andrew Parker seemed close to a panic attack on Tuesday. He found threat...