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Few Americans will have heard of John McDonnell MP. Yet a demonstration he attended in support of Guantanamo Bay detainees outside the U.S. Embassy in London last week shows why they should begin to take notice. This far-left firebrand is now just a Conservative government implosion away from becoming the second most powerful politician in the UK, and that spells bad news for U.S.-UK relations.
Following Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels, a German Green MP raised a basic question: “Why do they hate us so much?” We’ve seen attacks in New York, Washington, Madrid, London, Paris, Copenhagen and Brussels – to name just some of the Western cities blighted by terrorism. After all that, it seems remarkable that this is still being asked. But since it is, it is worth answering.
It is anti-racism that the government defines as extremist and not racism itself. This is not a sign of worrying authoritarianism to come - it is already here
The Commission for Countering Extremism's end of year review, covering work done by the Commission over the last 12 months.
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People