| Thursday 22 July 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two Presented by Gavin Esler The police budget isn't being protected, so counter-terrorism funding could be cut; ID cards are to be scrapped and the government is reviewing terror legislation - all things the Labour government told us were essential for national security. On the day that Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile publishes his review of terror laws, Richard Watson asks, is the government going "soft on terror"? Science editor Susan Watts will be reporting from the 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris where rival teams from US and Europe have been revealing their progress in finding the elusive Higgs-Boson - or "God particle". We will be discussing funding such science projects in an age of austerity. The government's new National Citizenship Service, which will see 16-year-olds volunteering with charities and social enterprises from next summer, was launched today. David Cameron says it will encourage people from different social backgrounds to mix and help address the "tragic waste of potential in this country". Stephen Smith will be looking back at National Service of the past, and asking what contribution it could make today. Do join Gavin at 10.30pm on BBC Two. | 
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