Guido has chronicled the deep Labour links of political campaign group Hope Not Hate, the influence of which is now felt at the highest ranks of the government. Its boss has a new book out…
Nick Lowles, chief executive, is on tour promoting his new tome about “how to defeat the far right.” The book goes big on attacking the “dehumanising language” of racial insults and stereotypes. Who could disagree?
Jonathan Hall KC, independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, told Times Radio:
“I think it was excellent. I mean, as you probably know, I was very keen to see more information after Southport. And I think it was almost textbook. I mean, it’s obviously really tough because you do get people saying, well, tell us more information right now. And when it’s a live investigation right at the start, I think I trust the police to keep their cards close to their chest because they may be looking for a network. They don’t want to give any clues about who they’ve got in custody. But as soon as it’s safe to do so, I think it’s a really good idea to put out this sort of information.”