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#TuftonSt #HJS #HenryJacksonSociety
I don't know how I came across this, but I'm absolutely gob-smacked!
This is a detailed, lengthy, University of Bath report on just one #TuftonStreet "think tank" & how it intertwines with all the wheels & inner sanctums of govt
I don't know how I came across this, but I'm absolutely gob-smacked!
This is a detailed, lengthy, University of Bath report on just one #TuftonStreet "think tank" & how it intertwines with all the wheels & inner sanctums of govt
whilst its head office is in Millbank, this detailed report blew my mind - read it & think of all the so called think tanks that influence tory policies
this report shows how they could *all* potentially be inter-related
I've not seen so much detail before!
this report shows how they could *all* potentially be inter-related
I've not seen so much detail before!
This report explores the impact that #security #thinktanks such as the Henry Jackson Society (#HJS) are having on British #democracy and societal cohesion
It highlights links between such groups & the British & international #FarRight which combine with patterns of divisive
It highlights links between such groups & the British & international #FarRight which combine with patterns of divisive
far Right which combine with patterns of divisive and agenda-
driven reports based in impoverished methodologies to #shape UK #policy & #political #discourse for the worse.
Such groups have caused concern amongst numerous equalities, community, & faith groups &
driven reports based in impoverished methodologies to #shape UK #policy & #political #discourse for the worse.
Such groups have caused concern amongst numerous equalities, community, & faith groups &
& are cited as enabling & encouraging Islamophobia & racism, facilitating far
Right mobilisation, & pushing successive UK governments towards policy positions that damage societal cohesion.
This report brings together open-source articles, reports, & public instances of events
Right mobilisation, & pushing successive UK governments towards policy positions that damage societal cohesion.
This report brings together open-source articles, reports, & public instances of events
If someone confesses a belief in values deemed to be ‘extreme’, they are on the path to violence and should be referred to #Prevent; those who do not or no longer believe in these values are deemed ‘safe’.
But there is scant evidence to suggest that such an approach works
But there is scant evidence to suggest that such an approach works
The focus on ideological factors, as found in Prevent, ignores a host of other causes behind violence, and assumes a linear progression between #thought and #action.
It also means that it is almost impossible to assess whether Prevent is having any positive impact
It also means that it is almost impossible to assess whether Prevent is having any positive impact
It also means that it is almost impossible to assess whether Prevent is having any positive impact – while pre-criminal approaches may be comforting for demonstrating an industrious response against terrorism, it is almost impossible to know if it is the right one.
