Save your tears for the true victims of the ISIS death cult.
Nothing convinces me more that modern Britain has lost the moral plot than the discussion about Shamima Begum. Politicians, activists, commentators – all seem utterly incapable of appreciating the gravity of Begum’s offence. We are not talking about your typical teenage moral error here. This isn’t even simply a case of joining a proscribed organisation, which would be serious enough. No, Begum’s true transgression was treason, the betrayal of her community and her nation, which ought to be viewed by every serious democrat as the worst offence a person can commit. That so many cannot see this is testament to the low esteem in which we hold the ideals of nationhood and citizenship in the 21st century.
