In addition to the regular update this week LibertyPhile includes a Prevent Special Edition, 15 extracts and links to articles reporting on the Government’s new Prevent counter-terrorism strategy and its approach to Islamic extremism.
This approach to Islamic extremism may be hardline, but it is not effective Samira Shackle, New Statesman, 5 June
David Cameron confronts Sharia law to assert British values Archbishop Cranmer, 6 June
"Islamism” Lucy Lips, Harry’s Place, 7 June
Preventing Extremism in Government Lucy Lips, Harry’s Place, 7 June
David Cameron and Theresa May are to be congratulated for their strategy on tackling Islamist extremism Dean Godson, ConservativeHome, 7 June
Quilliam response to UK’s government’s new ‘Prevent’ Quilliam, 7 June
Promote the right values and prevent extremism
Telegraph View, The Telegraph, 7 June
I warned about this years ago. Now ministers admit I was right Melanie Phillips, MailOnline, 8 June
Intolerant views should be confronted, not silenced Leading Article, The Independent, 8 June
Prevent: A Totally Illiberal Strategy Craig Murray, 8 June
May offers no radical plan to deal with radical Islam Crispin Black, The First Post, 8 June
So, prime minister, are we to call you an extremist now? Mehdi Hasan, The Guardian, 9 June
The new Prevent Strategy and more silly lies by Mehdi Hasan avicenna, The Spittoon, 9 June
The fight against extremism and authoritarianism Martin Bright, The Spectator, 9 June
Analysis: The New PREVENT Strategy: Establishing Realistic Expectations Valentina Soria, Royal United Services Institute, 9 June
