Concern over mass migration is terrorist ideology, says UK Governments' Prevent

The UK’s Prevent programme labels concerns about mass migration as “cultural nationalism,” a sub-type of extreme Right-wing terrorist ideology, prompting referrals to its anti-radicalisation scheme, according to gov.uk training. This broad definition raises free speech concerns, with cases like a pensioner’s wrongful arrest for an anti-Semitism post and a man’s conviction for burning the Koran. Critics, including Lord Young, warn that lawful views held by figures like Sir Keir Starmer or Robert Jenrick could be targeted, with referrals causing lasting reputational harm via database retention. Despite Home Office claims that Prevent protects without curbing debate, its past failures, like missing the Southport killer, fuel calls for reclassification.