Britons support strict security measures at airports

London, Aug 17 (UNI) A majority of Britons support moves by the Government to introduce security screening at airports that focuses on passengers who pose the greatest risk.

A poll in today's Spectator shows that 55 per cent backed the idea of passenger profiling and only 29 per cent opposed it.

Half of the 1,700 respondents said most British Muslims were moderates but 28 per cent disagreed and almost as many said that they did not know.

The poll also suggests that Britain is increasingly preparing for a long, bitter and potentially bloody struggle, with 60 per cent of respondents saying that they expected the threat from terrorist groups to worsen and 79 per cent arguing that the Government was not winning the war against terrorism.

A large majority, 86 per cent, predicted a terrorist attack within the next 12 months.

YouGov interviewed 1,696 respondents online on August 14 and 15 for the poll, the first since the airport terrorism alert.

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