One difference between 1992 and 2016 - I expect less Tory MPs to die. Major's majority was higher than Cameron's yet was gone inside three years thanks to deaths, lost by-elections and the whipless wonders. With the average age of MPs rather lower than it was I expect the attrition rate of MPs to throwing a seven.
Major's majority did not actually disappear entirely until very early 1997!
"It's interesting to wonder what the people training and possibly controlling these cells want as political aims."
It's not difficult. They want the Umma to be the whole world, and for them to be living under Sharia as defined by IS. This includes the black flag flying over Downing Street.
In the short term, they want to spread terror and despondency, discourage attacks on themselves in Iraq and Syria, and to strut on the world stage to encourage recruitment.
Remedy ... destroy them in Iraq and Syria, show them as being weak and ineffectual, and discourage recruitment.
Islamist terrorism is a varied bunch, as shown by the semi-war between IS and al Nusra. I am far from being an expert, but the aims seem to depend on the group. Some just want individual countries to be under 'their' control. Others want control to the same degree it was at the height of the caliphate - i.e up to the middle of Spain. I'm not sure that IS want more than that, unless it would help bring about the end of days.
As Alistair says below, a final confrontation in Syria and the apocalypse is what others want.
It's interesting to wonder what the people training and possibly controlling these cells want as political aims. For us to withdraw, or attack them further? In the case of militant Islam, the latter would not surprise me.
They want the world polarise into Crusaders and Muslims. For it to be impossible for a Muslim to live in Crusader lands. They want dominion over all Muslims.
Then they want to bring about the apocalypse on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
Which is worrying as their is a politically powerful American Christian sect that also want to bring about the apocalypse on the east coast of the Mediterranean. Indeed a large chuck of the political support for Israel from American comes in the form of people who require Israel to exist so that the Rapture can happen.
Nearly 4,000 people were referred to the Government’s flagship de-radicalisation scheme last year – almost two and a half times more than the previous year. But although it was designed to tackle Islamic State radicalisation, just one third of those referred were Muslims.
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As Alistair says below, a final confrontation in Syria and the apocalypse is what others want.
As ever, this following article (originally posted by RCS) is interesting:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980/
Nearly 4,000 people were referred to the Government’s flagship de-radicalisation scheme last year – almost two and a half times more than the previous year. But although it was designed to tackle Islamic State radicalisation, just one third of those referred were Muslims.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/03/21/muslims-account-for-only-a-third-of-referrals-to-governments-de-radicalisation-program/