Tags: Extremism
Government admits it’s struggled to define extremism
Posted: Tue, 23 Jul 2019
The government has "struggled" to define extremism, the home secretary has said. Read More »
NSS: secular democratic values are key to countering extremism
Posted: Thu, 31 Jan 2019
The NSS has said the government should prioritise secularist principles in its attempts to challenge extremism. Read More »
NSS questions charity links to Islamic TV channel under investigation
Posted: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
The NSS has questioned why a preacher who has said Muslims should be terrorists is a trustee of a registered charity. Read More »
Head of faith school that hired terrorist banned from teaching
Posted: Thu, 12 Jul 2018
The head of an Islamic faith school that hired the London Bridge terrorist attack ringleader has been banned from teaching. Read More »
Charity Commission to investigate Hindu group over ‘extremist’ speaker
Posted: Tue, 31 Oct 2017
The Charity Commission is to investigate a Hindu organisation after it invited a controversial Hindu nationalist to a House of Commons event. Read More »
Three setbacks for anti-counter extremism lobby
Posted: Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent – the government's counter-radicalisation safeguarding strategy - have suffered three setbacks in two weeks. Read More »
Government’s own legal advice says plans to outlaw ‘non-violent extremism’ are incompatible with free speech
Posted: Tue, 31 Jan 2017
The Government's plans to ban 'non-violent extremism' are "sinking without trace", a source close to the efforts has told the Guardian. Read More »
Joint Committee on Human Rights challenges the Government on ‘extremism disruption orders’
Posted: Fri, 21 Oct 2016
The Government has been criticised for failing to offer more detail on proposals for 'extremism disruption orders' – measures which the NSS has criticised for the damage they could cause to freedom of speech. Read More »
NSS welcomes calls for more sophisticated approach to extremism and radicalisation
Posted: Thu, 25 Aug 2016
The NSS has tentatively welcomed parts of a report by the Home Affairs Committee on counter extremism and radicalisation. Aspects of the report have been criticised by free speech and counter-extremism advocates. Read More »
Defend Free Speech Campaign launched in Parliament
Posted: Fri, 30 Oct 2015
A new campaign to oppose the Government's controversial plans for Extremism Disruption Orders (EDOs) has been officially launched in Parliament. Read More »
Government unveils counter-extremism plans
Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2015
The Government has released its long-awaited counter-extremism plan, and set out a host of measures aimed at tackling the spread of radical Islamist ideologies. Read More »
Champion secular, human rights approach in struggle against extremism, says Quilliam
Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2015
The counter-extremism think tank Quilliam has urged the Government to base counter-extremism efforts around human rights, rather than "contentious" British values. Read More »
Islamic scholar releases extensive theological rebuttal of extremist ideology
Posted: Tue, 23 Jun 2015
An Islamic scholar has released an extensive syllabus for use by teachers and children which seeks to rebut extremist Islamist ideology. Read More »
Queen’s Speech: concerns over illiberal Government counter-terror plans
Posted: Wed, 27 May 2015
The National Secular Society has expressed concern over new "anti-extremism" plans announced in the Conservative Government's first Queen's Speech. Read More »
Government’s anti-extremism plans will have 'chilling effect' on free speech
Posted: Thu, 14 May 2015
The National Secular Society has expressed concern at the Government's new proposals to challenge extremism and radicalisation. Read More »
Theresa May announces new measures to curb extremism
Posted: Mon, 24 Nov 2014
The Home Secretary has announced a raft of new measures to prevent extremism, radicalisation and terrorism. Read More »
Prison imams found to have links with Islamic extremism
Posted: Mon, 14 Jul 2014
Some of the imams working in UK prisons as chaplains have links with Muslim extremist groups, and may be contributing to the radicalisation of inmates, The Times newspaper has revealed. Read More »
Study finds religious fundamentalism unexpectedly common in Europe
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2013
Religious fundamentalism is not a marginal phenomenon in Western Europe, nor is it restricted to Islam. This conclusion is drawn in a large-scale study published by Ruud Koopmans from the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Read More »
