A new report has claimed that the government should review whether to ban the Muslim Brotherhood following a proliferation of extremist network and activity in the UK. The issue was last considered in 2015…
The Cameron government’s 2015 review said aspects of the Brotherhood’s ideology and activities were “contrary to our values and national interests” and identified a “highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism.” Now the Henry Jackson Society has produced a report calling for a new comprehensive review “to assess whether the organisation meets the statutory test for proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000.” It is the first paper for the HJS’ Ban the Brotherhood UK campaign…
The report claims international security environment has changed since the 2015 assessment and points to developments including evolving extremist networks, heightened concern among European security services and the activities of Hamas, which identifies itself as a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Some allied governments have taken steps to restrict or designate the Brotherhood or its affiliates…
Read the full report below:
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”