HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 | History Defined

David Amess’s daughter says Prevent anti-terror scheme ‘isn’t fit for purpose’

Katie Amess criticises Home Office failures that meant the murdered MP’s killer went unmonitored for years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

Murdered David Amess’ daughter says he was ‘catastrophically’ failed by Home Office

Katie Amess wants a full inquest into her father’s death

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Sir David Amess’s daughter says Prevent programme ‘catastrophically’ failed him

The veteran MP, 69, was knifed to death by Ali Harbi Ali in October 2021.

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Who are the real extremists? The people challenging injustices or those trying to shut down our rights?

Look at a new report proposing horrifying clampdowns on protest – and ask where the threat to our society truly lies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

'Absurd': Why branding Yessers as 'extremists' threatens Scotland's democracy

THE Yes movement is well used to dealing with slander.

The National (Scotland) · May 18, 2024

Liberation Squares review – polemic comedy about state surveillance

Three unsuspecting teenagers find themselves under close observation in this satirical swipe at the government’s Prevent strategy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Prevent counter-extremism programme budget to be slashed in London

Funding, which stood at £6.1m at the time of the general election, will fall to about £2m from April 2025

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Socialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signs

Communism also among ideologies on document as human rights groups say UK scheme has been politicised

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Public left ‘at risk’ over UK counter-terrorism strategy, says Prevent review author

William Shawcross says Home Office ignored key recommendations and more attention should be paid to Islamist extremism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – the pen and the sword

In a remarkable series of essays the Palestinian academic reflects on identity, religion, and her emancipated ancestor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024