The UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, has formally launched the new ‘Action Counters Terrorism’ (‘ACT’) campaign, designed to urge members of the public to report any suspicious activity to the police service. With the terror threat becoming increasingly complex and varied, the…
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The Conservative Party has unveiled bold plans to invest a substantial £5 million in building a national network of grassroots organisations that will challenge all forms of extremist ideology. In fact, the announcement was made immediately prior to publication of the Government’s all-new Counter-Extremism Strategy.…
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UK Government devotes £5 million fund towards building “national coalition against extremism”
by Brian SimsThe UK Government has announced plans to invest £5 million this year in building a national network of grassroots organisations that will challenge all forms of extremist ideology. Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement was made on the eve of the publication of the Government’s new Counter-Extremism Strategy. At the…
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Plans for Counter-Extremism Bill discussed at inaugural meeting of new National Security Council
by Brian SimsPlans for a new Counter-Extremism Bill topped the agenda at yesterday’s first meeting of the new National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street. Putting British values at the heart of the new Government’s approach to tackling extremism, the Prime Minister set…