Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Douglas Murray, director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, argues that Britain has ‘not learnt the lesson of the July 7 suicide bombing.’ To coincide with the fifth anniversary of the July 7 London bombings, the Centre for Social Cohesion has released...
The Jewish Chronicle reports that ‘communal organisations‘ are lobbying the government to ‘change‘ the law on universal jurisdiction to ‘prevent the arrest of visiting Israelis.’ From the JC: ‘Jeremy Newmark, Jewish Leadership Council chief executive...
ENGAGE has responded to a letter received from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Near East Group on the storming of the Gaza aid flotilla by Israeli commandos on 31 May 2010. Read our letter here.
ENGAGE has responded to a letter received from the Department for Education late last month on the matter of state-funded Jewish schools promoting Zionism within their ethos. Read our letter to the Department of Education here. Read our letter to Redbridge local authority here. Read our letter...
Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday unveiled details of an inquiry into claims that British security services were complicit in the torture of terror suspects. Speaking at the House of Commons, Mr Cameron said the probe, to be led by retired judge Sir Peter Gibson, was necessary to...
The Yorkshire Post reports that ‘millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to prevent the spread of violent extremism’ has been been ‘wasted‘ because it has ‘ended up in the hands of councils and community groups ill-equipped to tackle terrorism.’ From...
The Daily Express’ front page headline today read ‘Muslims force pool cover-up’ alleging that a swimming pool at Darlaston Leisure Centre in Walsall reportedly covered ground-level windows with opaque film following complaints ‘received from Muslim groups.’ From...
Nick Ferrari, who hosts the weekday breakfast show on the London-based radio station LBC, writes in support of Muslim women’s right to wear a burqa in the Sunday Express. Arguing that Britain ‘simply cannot make wearing the burka illegal’, Ferrari says ‘we built this...
In Saturday’s edition of its paper, the Guardian published a piece titled ‘This may be Britain’s Abu Ghraib’ by Phil Shiner and Tessa Gregory which argues that ‘allegations of torture by British soldiers in Iraq bear chilling comparison with America’s worst...
The Guardian reports that the Ministry of Defence is facing ‘a further series of court battles that may shed more damaging light on the conduct of British troops in Iraq, after it emerged that many more civilians died in army custody than previously thought.’ From the Guardian:...
