Here we go again. David Cameron yesterday laid out his Government’s plan to tackle an existential threat to our country. Many people were impressed – but for me, that is demonstrative of how weak our leaders have been thus far. Before I offer my alternative plan, let’s take a look at where Cameron falls short.

While acknowledging the ludicrous “nothing to do with Islam” fallacy as just that, Cameron does so merely as a method of facilitating discussion as to what represents “true Islam”. He does this while insisting of course that ISIS, and its fellow violent thugs, do not represent it. But who is to say? And if the barbaric version of Islam isn’t a valid one, why is it so widespread – including among nation-states we call our allies?

Cameron repeatedly states that it is Muslims who overwhelmingly suffer at the hands of ISIS, and this is true – but he doesn’t seem to understand that ISIS do not see the Muslims they murder as true Muslims, they see them as infidels who do not follow Islam correctly. That “Muslims are the majority of victims” is not, I’m afraid, the full story.

He points repeatedly to the “far-Right”. Given that those of us who oppose jihad, and are openly critical of the religion itself, are often dishonestly placed in to this category, are we now going to be silenced? Is the Government’s view on this issue the only acceptable one?

Some people have criticised his unquestioning use of the word “Islamophobia”. Again, my feeling is that those of us who have a different view of this problem than that of the Government, are likely to be affixed with this label.

But let’s not be entirely negative. Cameron has said there will be a review of sharia courts – this is welcome, but it is what happens during and after any review that really counts. He also made reference to the horrors of forced marriage and FGM, but do his plans to allow people to apply to the courts for protection orders, or for schools to inform authorities when children go missing, go far enough? What if nobody applies for a protection order? What happens when schools do report that a girl has gone missing – exactly what action will be taken?

His rating? Good effort Mr Cameron, but not nearly good enough. So, let me set out my alternative:

Above all Mr Cameron, grow a backbone and put the people of this country first. Do not smear those who defend it and love it as “far-Right”. Make immigration and aid conditional – those who seek to annihilate us should be entitled to neither. It is time to show leadership that the people of this country can have faith in. I’m afraid Mr Cameron, on this, you have yet again let us down.

Anne Marie Waters is the head of the Sharia Watch organisation