The British government’s anti-terror Prevent program has listed “cultural nationalism” and the belief that Western culture is under threat from mass migration as being indicative of “right-wing terrorist ideology”.
Prevent, a scheme set up in the wake of the Islamist 7/7 London terror attacks in 2005 to de-radicalise potential terrorists, is once again facing accusations of wrongly targeting conservatives and right-wing populists in its latest guidance, The Telegraph reported.
In an online training course intended for government employees at British hospitals, schools, universities, and other public institutions bound by law to flag likely extremists to the programme, Prevent detailed elements which could be a sign that someone has developed an extremist right-wing terrorist ideology.
In addition to white supremacism and white/ethno-nationalism, the anti-terror programme listed “cultural nationalism”, which it defined as the belief that: “Western culture is under threat from mass migration and a lack of integration by certain ethnic and cultural groups.”
Critics warned that with the inclusion of such broadly held views on migration, the anti-terror scheme would become more bogged down by erroneous claims of supposed terror threats from mainstream conservatives, thereby limiting the scheme’s ability to target likely Islamist terrorists.
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