Terrorism Bill

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend, and I go further and say that the second definition that is given is to"““reveal the glory of God by one’s actions””." Even the Home Secretary, even the Prime Minister, cannot ignore the definitions that are given, for example, in the ““Oxford dictionary””. When we are dealing with words, as Lewis Carroll said, words mean what we choose them to mean."““The question is””" who is"““to be master—that’s all.””" In that context, we know from the ““Parkinson”” interview where the Prime Minister puts himself in this case. He raises his eyes to heaven; he invokes God for guidance. So we are moving into very deep water here. My next point relates to the alternative definition that is given, which is to"““describe or represent as admirable, especially unjustifiably””." If that is the definition that the Government want—I am amazed that they have not attempted to define the word ““glorification”” more precisely—they could have chosen that definition, which might have helped them out of some of the difficulties, but no, they insist that the only definition that they want is the one that I started off with, which merely includes any form of praise or celebration. They have moved into dangerous territory; they are actually inviting those of the Islamic fundamentalist disposition to make the worst of this when it crops up. The courts will be forced into a definition. The Government are negligent in not having provided a more precise definition. If the Government cannot come up with a precise definition, they should abandon the words and go back to the wording that has been suggested by the Conservative Front Bench. It is perfectly simple. The Home Secretary is in a trap—the trap that has been laid for him unwittingly by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister should take note of what is being said. I have no doubt that, as a result of the lack of a definition, the Bill is seriously defective and the Lords have every right to reject the amendment if a majority in the House sends it back to them.