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Mar 18 14 tweets 4 min read
British Muslims are dramatically less hostile towards both China and Russia when compared with the general public, a new research note by Policy Exchange finds.

While 8% of the wider population have a favourable view of Russia, this rises to 29% for British Muslims. 👇🧵 Image 2/ British Polling Council member JL Partners polled a nationally representative UK sample of 2,223 adults, as well as an additional sample of 1,031 Muslims in the UK, on the military strikes in Iran, the role of UK foreign policy, and their attitudes towards prominent countries.
Jan 20 8 tweets 3 min read
Today, the House of Commons will consider the House of Lords's amendments on the bill enabling the surrender of the Chagos Islands.

Policy Exchange has written extensively on how such a deal is militarily, economically, strategically, legally, and morally unsustainable. 🧵 Last month, senior fellow @yuanyi_z wrote on the devastating environmental consequences for the Chagos's environment if it is transferred to Mauritius, which plans to legalise fishing over almost all of its maritime area. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/av…
Apr 26, 2022 15 tweets 4 min read
Higher Education Minister Rt Hon Michelle Donelan on free speech at universities starting now. Watch on livestream.

policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/in-de… Michelle Donelan thanks Policy Exchange for its research on free speech and the new threats to it
Apr 26, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
Policy Exchange has today launched its new report, Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism. It examines the campaigns against the Prevent strategy, a crucial government policy

policyexchange.org.uk/publication/de… Written by Sir John Jenkins, Dr Damon Perry and @MrPaulStott, the foreword comes from @David_Cameron. The former MP warns that delegitimising counter terrorism risks enabling terrorism.
Oct 29, 2019 23 tweets 8 min read
We're looking forward to welcoming @BrandonLewis alongside Lord West, Lord Evans, Baroness Falkner, @khalid4PB & @NCA_LynneOwens tomorrow morning to discuss Security and Crime after #Brexit. You'll be able to watch the livestream here from 9am:
policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/secur… .@BrandonLewis: we've been trailblazing in technological and operational progress when it comes to protecting our citizens for many years in the UK, from Operation Mincemeat and cracking the Enigma code in WW2 to the Global Coalition against Daesh