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Late to this, but there is some pretty grim stuff in the new PSHE guidance on countering 'extremism.
Terms are vague and misleading, potentially directly targeting or indirectly implicating a huge number of civil society organisations in 'extremism'. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/27/uk-schools-told-not-to-use-anti-capitalist-material-in-teaching
Terms are vague and misleading, potentially directly targeting or indirectly implicating a huge number of civil society organisations in 'extremism'. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/27/uk-schools-told-not-to-use-anti-capitalist-material-in-teaching
The idea that orgs are 'extreme' if they 'promote divisive or victim narratives' nods towards several orgs tackling Islamophobia, violence & racism.
Anything challenging the status quo thus falls into this bracket, slyly targeting anyone raising issues of inequalities.
Anything challenging the status quo thus falls into this bracket, slyly targeting anyone raising issues of inequalities.
Interesting also to see that 'unsubstantiated accusations against state institutions' is also 'extreme'.
This is easily recognisable War on Terror rhetoric, in which the State and its institutions are cast as victims of dangerous individuals - inverting actual power relations.
This is easily recognisable War on Terror rhetoric, in which the State and its institutions are cast as victims of dangerous individuals - inverting actual power relations.
Further War on Terror rhetoric is echoed in tackling anything that is anti-capitalism, with capitalism increasingly part of PREVENT's 'British identity'.
This is furthered by 'property' being listed here as a victim of 'extremism', which - again - inverts actual power relations
This is furthered by 'property' being listed here as a victim of 'extremism', which - again - inverts actual power relations
It is quite telling that the Tory Government fails to list Islamophobia as something 'extreme', having not even accepted the term.
This despite a cross-party approach, led by many significant Muslim groups, to get the term recognised. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/may/15/uk-ministers-criticised-rejecting-new-definition-islamophobia
This despite a cross-party approach, led by many significant Muslim groups, to get the term recognised. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/may/15/uk-ministers-criticised-rejecting-new-definition-islamophobia
Furthermore, calling orgs 'extreme' for 'a failure to condemn illegal activities done in their name' is really quite worrying.
This implicates all manner of Muslim groups, political groups - indeed, most groups who takes issue with the current inequality of the status quo.
This implicates all manner of Muslim groups, political groups - indeed, most groups who takes issue with the current inequality of the status quo.
At the heart of this is some quite Far Right ideas:
- That those with a 'grievance narrative' should be de-legitimsed and are anti-British
- That the political and economic status quo should not be challenged
- And that the British state is at threat from civil society orgs.
- That those with a 'grievance narrative' should be de-legitimsed and are anti-British
- That the political and economic status quo should not be challenged
- And that the British state is at threat from civil society orgs.
