Legislation raises many questions about extremism

On Wednesday, the British monarch delivered an outline of what the UK government has planned for the next session of parliament.

Last year, that programme included an “extremism bill” – a piece of legislation that never quite came to fruition, although a number of policy documents were released that related to the subject.

The matter was raised again on Wednesday and it comes at a time when the issue of tackling extremism in the UK remains high on the agenda. But does it indicate a development in a more constructive direction or not?

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