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The Poland “no Muslims no terror” map is seriously misleading

A terrorist map is doing the rounds on social media claiming that the reason Poland hasn't suffered terrorist attacks is because of its strict anti-Muslim immigration policy - but it's completely inaccurate. The map was released amid claims by Polish minister, Ryszard Czarnecki that the only way to protect Poland from ...

Refugee Week 2017 – 19-25 JUNE

Refugee Week (19-25 June) is the UK’s largest festival celebrating the contribution of refugees. Hundreds of arts, cultural and educational events will be held nationwide in renowned venues, public squares, libraries, schools and places of worship. Venues include the British Museum, Southbank Centre, British Film Institute, Victoria & Albert Museum, ...

Extremism on the up in Britain – From the people who claim to be fighting it

Extremism is increasing significantly in the UK - from the right-wing groups who claim to be fighting it. Suspected Right-wing extremists now make up a quarter of people referred to the Government’s flagship counter-radicalisation programme, the terror watchdog has revealed. David Anderson, QC, said the large numbers being identified as ...

The world in 2016: Have we tried turning it off and on again?

Hate-fuelled, morbid and varnished with a disturbing veneer of instability, 2016 will forever be remembered as the year the world took leave of its senses. A reality show celebrity is now the most powerful man on earth, Britain has cut ties with its biggest trading partner and Mo Farah didn’t even make it ...

The EU, and my Faith in Humanity

The news agenda has been so miserable of late that it's become near impossible to find anything to be positive about. So late last week composer Nick Harvey asked Twitter to tell him things that have made people smile, and in doing so created an umbrella of loveliness amidst a downpour ...

Photos taken at the memorial site for Jo Cox MP at Parliament Square in London.

Right-Wing Extremists Inflict More Fatalities Than Islamist Terrorists

A new report released this week will warn that right-wing extremists inflict more fatalities and injuries than Islamist terrorists in “lone actor” attacks. The report, from the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London, says that 94 people were killed and 260 injured in attacks carried out by right-wing extremists ...

Massive generational divide underlies “Brexit” vote

Fully 71 percent of the youngest (18-24 year olds) British voters plan to cast ballots for the country to Remain in the European Union in the upcoming referendum, compared with just 38 percent of those aged 65 and up, according to a new UK survey by SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading ...

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