Ministry for Homeland Security

The Conservative Home Affairs spokesman today called for a minister to be put in charge of 'Homeland Security' following the breach of security at Windsor.

Aside from the obvious knee-jerk reaction that this seems to be, does anybody else find that the phrase 'Homeland Security' doesn't sit comfortably?

I know that it sounds daft, but the first thing that comes to mind when I hear the term 'homeland' is a myriad of old WWII films with lots of Nazis in. It seems xenophobic and inward facing.

I'm not saying the department itself isn't a good idea, but why not a part of the Home Office (that would save a lot of paperwork setting up a new ministry and isn't this supposed to be the job of the Home Office anyway???). If it really must be separate, isn't there a better name for it? How about 'Ministry for British Security', or just 'Ministry of Security'?

I just think it is ridiculous that administrators think that the way of solving the problem is to add more administration - where the problem was probably caused by a disjointed system i the first place.

Ah the terrorists must just be quaking in their boots at the thought of all that bureaucracy marshalled against them. Once they have to file a form in triplicate to set off a bomb they willl surely think twice.

Ummmm, don't we already have a Ministry of Defence??
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Originally Posted by Madpict

don't we already have a Ministry of Defence??

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Ah... but the MOD failed to stop a man in a dress from shaking Prince William's hand... how can we trust them with the defence of the Fatherland... sorry, I mean Homeland???

Oh, so the Royal Family not only have the Royal Protection officers now, they have the Lunatic Fringe Protection officers as well!!!!

But what has Homeland Security got to do with the Royals??