After the shocking attacks in Manchester and London and the arrest of a man in Sussex town Shoreham by Sea, it could feel a bit like nowhere is safe from the threat of terrorism. Many people in Brighton, for example, believe that the city could be targeted, as a playground for fun and freedom. But the truth is, there’s no way of telling where, if, or when the next attack might happen. We spoke to former head of the UK’s National Counter Terrorism Security Office, Chris Phillips. With 30 years of policing experience, the last 17 of which have specifically been in counter-terrorism, his experience is second to none. We asked him what we can do, and tell our children to do, to stay as safe as possible… T: Firstly, we wondered whether it’s true that anywhere could be targeted, or are there specific locations that are more likely. The honest fact is that people with terrorist sympathies are located across the whole of the UK. There is a tendency for them to copycat other attacks, but also a propensity to attack locations they know well. So yes an attack could happen anywhere, but it’s good to keep in mind of course that the [...]