October 13th, 2009
The UK’s Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has ruled that then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was wrong to ban controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders entry to the United Kingdom. Read more hereTags: Tags: ban, Fitna, Geert Wilders, Jacqui Smith,
June 1st, 2009
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to fight defamation procedures against her by radio DJ Michael Savage, who was barred from the UK. Read more hereTags: Tags: banned list, Home Office, Jacqui Smith, Michael Savage, UK,
May 5th, 2009
To stop people entering Britain because of what they may say while here is based on the concept of pre-emptive sanction says Padraig Reidy
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May 5th, 2009
The Home Office has released a list of sixteen people banned from entering the UK for their extremist views. The list includies Islamists, white supremacists and a right-wing US talk show host. Read more hereTags: Tags: Home Office, Islam, Jacqui Smith,
April 28th, 2009
The government’s climbdown on a central communications database is welcome, says Ian Brown. But plans are still afoot to gather more and more Internet users’ details
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April 28th, 2009
The British government has said it will not now go ahead with plans to create a cenrtal communications database. Read more hereTags: Tags: database, Jacqui Smith, UK,
April 21st, 2009
News that anti-terror officers trawled Damian Green MP’s personal emails for information, including details of Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, has further highlighted the government’s worrying attitude to civil liberties, says
Chris Huhne MP
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January 25th, 2008
New proposals to limit extremist speech could have a significant chilling effect on the Internet, argues Bill Thompson
Taking a leaf from its approach to prosecuting predatory paedophiles who use the Internet to establish contact with young people, the British government is planning to take on those who are promoting violence and extremism through websites, chat rooms and email.
Speaking at the first International Conference on Radicalisation and Political Violence on 17 January, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith focused on what she called “the threat posed by terror Svengalis who work to seduce young people into believing that terrorism is a fully feasible outlet for their teenage anger” and promised to “challenge the ideology of violent extremism behind the acts of terrorism”.
She went on to say: “If we are ready and willing to take action to stop the grooming of vulnerable young [people] on social networking sites, then I believe we should also take action against those who groom vulnerable people for the purposes of violent extremism.”
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