SENSIBLE ADVICE... OR A TOXIC MIX OF PC ZEALOTRY AND IDEOLOGICALLY-DRIVEN EDICTS?

HOME OFFICE PREVENT STRATEGY STATES:

Extremism is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.

IN DIRECT RESPONSE, EDUCATION SCOTLAND GUIDANCE STATES:

This is problematic language because the concept of ‘British values’ can cause offence and could play into the hands of groups who seek to assert that there is an inherent conflict between being British and being Muslim.