Further to yesterday’s Taxpayers Alliance report into Local Authorities’ funding of projects and organisations under the Government’s Prevent scheme, comes news that the Department of Communities and Local Government has issued new guidelines to ‘ensure that funding goes to a wider...
Ed Husain adds his thoughts to the convictions of three British Muslims for hatching a devastating transatlantic terror plot in the Daily Mail today. Husain writes that he ‘feel[s] we have given in to the fanatics’, explaining that the problems of radicalisation stem from the ‘tens of...
Today’s newspapers understandably give prominent coverage to the conviction of three British Muslims, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Assad Sarwar, 29, (pictured) who were convicted of conspiring to activate bombs disguised as drinks in the ‘airliner plot’. All...
As the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into Prevent collates submissions in its call for evidence, (closing date 17th Sept), the Taxpayers Alliance discloses its own findings on the allocation of Prevent funds in a new report. The TA extensively documents organisations and...
ENGAGE has learned that the London Borough of Hounslow has very naively invited the Quilliam Foundation to provide ‘Radicalisation Awareness Training’ this week as part of its Preventing Violent Extremism programme. The event is due to be held on Wednesday 9th...
The educational charity, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization (FSTC), has launched a sponsorship initiative to get its book on 1001 Inventions into 3000 schools across the UK. The book, which contains a wealth of information on the Muslim contribution to civilization from the...
BBC One is due to broadcast a programme at 23:25 tonight about the Muslim soldiers who fought for Britain in the trenches of France during the First World War. While much has been made of the threat posed by violent Muslim extremists to the security of Britain, what is often forgotten is that...
Following the allegations levelled at Blackwater, concerning the ‘Christian Crusader’ zeal of its CEO and the alleged murderous conduct of its personnel in Iraq, The Times today carries news of a report into misconduct and abuse of Afghans by security contractors working for the US embassy...
Residents of the London Borough of Sutton who are interested in becoming local councillors can avail themselves of an opportunity to learn more about the Council’s work through the Shadow Councillor Scheme. The Shadow Councillor Scheme is a unique opportunity for individuals to learn about a...
Luton is once again in the news as Bedfordshire Police denounced the actions of a 200-strong mob of Asians – who are thought to have been predominantly Muslim – who threw fireworks and attacked police officers who were there at the community’s behest to prevent any trouble...
