an style=”font-size: 11pt”>“Now that ‘cultural nationalism’ has been classified as a subcategory of extreme right-wing terrorist ideology, even mainstream, right-of-centre beliefs risk being treated as ideologically suspect, despite falling well within the bounds of lawful expression.
“Topics captured under the Prevent category of ‘cultural nationalism’ include widely held views, ranging from concerns about immigration and social cohesion to the belief that integration should be a policy priority, and that shared cultural norms help sustain a liberal society.”
Well, yes. As one commenter noted, "So a programme designed primarily to monitor sympathies for islamic terrorism has now decided that people who worry about islamic terrorism are themselves terrorists."
It's not been doing too well, Prevent. It was the subject of a damning report two years ago after its failure to stop Axel Rudakubana, the Southport killer, who was referred to it on three separate occasions. Perhaps if he'd expressed concern over immigration the threat posed by his radicalisation might have been taken more seriously.
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