If one compares how the USA reacted to terrorism, and how the UK did, there are very significant differences.

The population did not panic. The media did not demonize an entire religion. And despite some mistakes, the government did not make sweeping arrests.

The British people took this in stride.

There were also effort to diagnose the root causes, and address them, rather than the end symptom being treated as solely a security problem.

Some of these initiatives are outlined in this BBC article, including:

• the scholars roadshow, in which 18 influential Muslim scholars and thinkers have spoken to audiences of young Muslims, numbering 30,000 so far
• the mosques and imams national advisory board has formed a steering group and plans to launch on 27 June
• national forums on islamophobia and extremism began in Leicester and more are due in Redbridge and Dudley
• government-funded workshops and video outreach projects
• a consultation on stop-and-search policing
• work on countering religious extremism on campuses