On 9 August 2006, in a speech at a Demos conference, British Home Secretary Dr John Reid stated that Britons 'may have to modify their notion of freedom', as a result of his plans, claiming that freedom is 'misused and abused by terrorists.'
9. august 2006 holdt den britiske indenrigsminister John Reid en tale på en Demos konference, hvor han sagde af briter kan være nødt til at ændre deres forestilling om frihed, fordi "frihed misbruges af terrorister."