Left Foot Forward
Why Jobbik’s leader should have been excluded from the UK
By giving Jobbik a platform, it allows fascism to grow.
UK immigration policy ‘revolts’ Scottish minister
Scotland’s education secretary has claimed the UK's immigration policy is “driven by UKIP and by a nasty xenophobia”.
Syrian refugees: this is a government gesture, not a real policy change
While on the face of it sounds as if the coalition is doing its international and humanitarian duty in offering a safe haven for Syrian refugees, the proposal to accept just a few hundred refugees - and on a temporary basis - smacks of gesture politics.
However unsavoury Jobbik’s views are, Theresa May was right not to ban them
Only by challenging extremism in broad daylight can the cracks in extremist ideologies be shown for what they really are.
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The Illiberal Democrats
Sadly, an attempt to challenge lazy and dangerous anti-Muslim stereotypes has ended up reinforcing them.