He still often writes for '' The Spectator '' , where his contributions are distinguished by their unstinting support for Britain 's former Prime Minister David Cameron . Following the outcome of the referendum on Britain 's membership of the European Union in June 2016 , Anderson commented that : Bruce Anderson has been an advocate of torture in ticking time bomb scenarios , even before the 9/11 terrorist attacks brought the question to greater public prominence . In February 2010 he wrote a column for '' The Independent '' , arguing that the British government would have not just the right , but the duty , to torture if there was a ticking bomb , and that they should torture children if they believed that doing so would yield information that would avert a terrorist attack :
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