Fury as fear of mass migration branded ‘terrorist ideology' in official govt training papers
BOATS FEAR 'TERROR STANCE' Fury as fear of mass migration branded 'terrorist ideology' in official govt training papers
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CONCERN about mass migration is a 'terrorist ideology' that requires deradicalisation, official government training documents state.
A course hosted by the anti-extremism programme Prevent lists 'cultural nationalism' as a belief that should trigger alarm.
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Toby Young, head of the Free Speech Union is furious with the decision to brand concern about mass immigration as 'terrorist ideology'
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It includes a view that 'Western culture is under threat from mass mig-ration and lack of integration by certain ethnic or cultural groups'.
The news has sparked fury with free speech activists, including Toby Young, head of the Free Speech Union.
In a letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, he writes: '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.'
The Home Office said: 'Prevent is not about restricting debate or free speech, but preventing those suscept-ible to radicalisation.'
It comes after 1,194 illegal migrants arrived on small boats last Saturday.
The leader of Labour's Red Wall faction said Sir Keir Starmer should consider reforming ECHR laws blamed for letting an Albanian criminal stay here due to his son not liking chicken nuggets abroad.
Backbencher Jo White said: 'We need to be looking at things like ECHR article eight.
"I don't think anything should be off the table.
13 migrants jumped from the back of a lorry at a Sainsbury's distribution centre in South East London
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