Ian(fromhttps://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-prevent-to-march-2024/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2023-to-march-2024#:~:text=the majority of referrals that,those with a conflicted ideology)
- for the fourth year running, the number of referrals for ‘Extreme right-wing concerns’ (1,314; 19%) is greater than referrals for ‘Islamist concerns’ (913; 13%); this marks the first year since 2019 to 2020 that the number of referrals for Islamist concerns have increased compared with the previous year
- the majority of referrals that went on to be adopted as a Channel case were for ‘Extreme right-wing concerns’ (230 out of 512; 45%); while 118 (23%) were for ‘Islamist concerns’ and 90 (18%) were for those with a conflicted ideology
So that far-right extremist is deemed and bigger threat makes islamic terrorist sweathearts? I think some people with bad memories on a bridge in London, a bus in London, a Ariande Grande concert in Birmingham strongly disagree with you.Interestingly UK has a bigger problem of far-right extremists than islamic extremists
Ian
I was responding to "Amjad Taha speaks to cluelessly surprised Camilla Tominey .. he says “The UK has more extremists than the Middle East”" which was focusing on Islamic. It helps to base assessments and understanding on fact rather than spin.So that far-right extremist is deemed and bigger threat makes islamic terrorist sweathearts?
Interestingly UK has a bigger problem of far-right extremists than islamic extremists
Ian
Except that referrals don't relate to Prevent's performance (they have no control over who is referred).Whilst Prevent’s effectiveness is in question due to recent events, not sure such “evidence” either way is reliable.
Which is a spin, because even tough far right extremist are a ''bigger concern'' the biggest weapon fact of far right extremists are the riots this summer which are especially for someone not western like me indeed concerning, but the second is Islamic extremism which has lead and continues to lead to for more worrying incidents.I was responding to "Amjad Taha speaks to cluelessly surprised Camilla Tominey .. he says “The UK has more extremists than the Middle East”" which was focusing on Islamic. It helps to base assessments and understanding on fact rather than spin.
Ian
Except that referrals don't relate to Prevent's performance (they have no control over who is referred).
Thinking more about how one measures extremists as attacks are probably the tip of the iceberg. eg I'd guess that many of the bin burners at Southport were likely classifiable as extremist and probably not many holding islamic beliefs.
Ian
I agree. I suppose I was just trying to "push back" a bit against the far-right perpetually going on about islamic extremists when it's nothing like as straight forward and as you say very complex to analyse eg 1000 extremists who sit at home drinking beer is less of an impact that 1 who goes out with bad intent. But those that sit at home acting as keyboard warriors trying to spread their message can be building far bigger problems for the future. Then when you get politicians consider by some as mainstream further pushing the far-right agenda/message and oppressing those of differing religions or beliefs which will drive a %age to more extreme response ...I wasn't "taking sides" right wing vs Islamists (or any other group, my only desire is to not be killed/injured by some lunatic, whatever their ideology). There may or not be reliable figures for erroneous "discharge" or right wing nutcases vs islamist nut cases, if there is, I have been unable to find them, this in itself is not really surprising, since, you dont know a "mistake" has been made until some disaster happens.
Well you came up with a statitics that showed ''right wing extremist'' are 19% of the workload of security services in response to an twitter video claiming it's strange organisations like muslim botherhood aren't banned in the Uk.I agree. I suppose I was just trying to "push back" a bit against the far-right perpetually going on about islamic extremists when it's nothing like as straight forward and as you say very complex to analyse eg 1000 extremists who sit at home drinking beer is less of an impact that 1 who goes out with bad intent. But those that sit at home acting as keyboard warriors trying to spread their message can be building far bigger problems for the future. Then when you get politicians consider by some as mainstream further pushing the far-right agenda/message and oppressing those of differing religions or beliefs which will drive a %age to more extreme response ...
Ian