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Nick Rose's avatar

This was worthy of a thesis, with future students quoting Gill's Quill '24 as a seminal moment.

I#We clearly need to either come up with an alternative word to "deport" that starts with a p, or think of words to replace "police" and "punish" that starts with a d.

But most importantly, as a women fighting government insanity 🐷✅ do you have a memorable moment where you felt empowered?

Paul Cassidy's avatar

I think that “proscribe” and “purge” could usefully be added to the p mix.

Richard Sullivan's avatar

Great piece Charlotte, what a mess ‘Prevent’ is. I’ve read before about their focus on “Far Right” threats as opposed to the massive elephant of Islamism standing largely untroubled in their small room. That Saadallah had been trained to kill with one knife blow is chilling. That he was free to roam about our country, terrifying. How many more like him are here, roaming about, having just climbed out of a dingy? Surely this situation is a security emergency?

Dougie 4's avatar

Thank you, Charlotte. Frightening indeed.

Is there any example of Prevent actually preventing anyone from becoming a terrorist?

Rupert Pitt's avatar

Was this published in the national press I hope it will be.

Rupert Pitt's avatar

Too long but we’ll researched ..

barbara jones's avatar

I have never understood how Prevent could work on a voluntary basis … surely if individuals have been indoctrinated by dangerous ideologies, it is unlikely that those identified as a threat will tell the truth and look for a new path. The while system is a woke excuse for a proper agency to stop potential terrorists. We don’t need small children reported, but proper action for imminent danger.

paul's avatar

Prevent is a condom worn on the knee.

LionTL's avatar

This makes me think that a rebalance of Prevents motto needs to be 'empower, enable individuals but do not endorse or endanger others'. Mitigating risk is about managing it, not denying, recording or creating it.

Simon Neale's avatar

"More reassuring ones would be: police (the verb), punish and deport (which sadly doesn’t begin with “p”)."

I suggest Police, Punish, and Post home the remains".