Government extremism, the elephant in the room that must be challenged

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,163 Thursday 30 July 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Let’s talk about extremism. Now there’s an elephant sitting squarely in the middle of the room. You began your recent speech at Ninestiles School in Birmingham with the following, “Over generations, we have built something extraordinary in Britain – […]

The proposed fast tracked powers against extremism are likely to target the voices of reason

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,085 Thursday 14 May 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I include the following in this letter because it raises the question I want to ask, what constitutes extremism? “The ASA banned the Home Office’s ‘Go Home’ travelling ad campaign, calling it ‘misleading’ as it contained inaccurate arrest statistics. […]