Towards a Society Beyond PREVENT We, the undersigned, recognise that PREVENT is a failed policy that must be abolished and firmly uprooted from society.  The latest attempt to ‘independently review’ the policy has emerged as being nothing more than a PR exercise to deal with surface-level issues, whilst the Commission for Countering Extremism’s new report […]

Anti-radicalisation strategy lacks evidence base in science Last updated: 03/09/16 12:37 We are concerned with the implementation of “radicalisation” policies within the UK Prevent strategy, internationally referred to as countering violence extremism. Tools that purport to have a psychology evidence base are being developed and placed under statutory duty while their “science” has not been […]

PREVENT will have a chilling effect on open debate, free speech and political dissent Last updated: 28/07/15 13:35 We, the undersigned, take issue with the government’s PREVENT strategy and its statutory implementation through the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 for the following reasons: 1. The latest addition to the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism framework comes in […]