What is Prevent actually preventing?

Soppy liberalism has pervaded the criminal justice system, with devastating consequences

Last month the Home Office announced that it would be slashing its budget for Prevent (the counter-terrorism body) in London. The budget will decrease from £4.5m last year to about £2m from April 2025.

As you can imagine not everyone was delighted about the decision. Referrals to Prevent were up by 13 percent between October 7 and December 31 last year c…