Inasmuch as I understand exactly what "fundamental British values" are, this bill itself seems totally opposed to them.
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Alexander D. King
11 years ago
This bill is an assault on British values, democracy, and individual freedom.
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Andrew Hunter
11 years ago
This Bill is fundamentally un-British. They'll be suspending Habeas corpus next.
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Chuck Sturtevant
11 years ago
Universities are not the thought police.
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Professor Adam Price
11 years ago
Do not curb academic freedom and the duty to examine important political and social issues because of a knee-jerk reaction to the terrorism threat.
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Allan Sim
11 years ago
Another unworkable policy seen as a quick solution to a complex problem.
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Jeff Oliver
11 years ago
Isn't freedom of speech also a central element of "fundamental British values"
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Andrea Teti
· petition starter
11 years ago
from the same article:
A Home office spokesman last night said: “We are not expecting teachers and nursery workers to carry out unnecessary intrusion into family life, but we do expect them to take action when they observe behaviour of concern."
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Andrea Teti
· petition starter
11 years ago
This article highlights the paradoxical implications of the bill for nurseries
“Senior management and governors should make sure that staff have training that gives them the knowledge and confidence to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and challenge extremist ideas which can be used to legitimise terrorism and are shared by terrorist groups."
“They should know where and how to refer children and young people for further help.”
Even Conservative MP and former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said: “It is hard to see how this can be implemented. It is unworkable. I have to say I cannot understand what they [nursery staff] are expected to do. Are they supposed to report some toddler who comes in praising a preacher deemed to be extreme?"
Ironically, he states plainly what would be expected of teachers and lecturers: report students who support views arbitrarily deemed by the Home Office to be "extreme."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11323558/Anti-terror-plan-to-spy-on-toddlers-is-heavy-handed.html
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Tobias Kliem
11 years ago
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Yet another serious blow to our relationship with the students after making us immigration policy enforcers. This bill has the potential to damage free speech in Universities, and no potential at all to damage the causes of terrorism.
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Andy Reeve
11 years ago
Frightenly bonkers.
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Elisabetta Brighi
11 years ago
stop policing the crisis...
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Alastair McGowan
11 years ago
We need more people radicalised in order to effect political change. Being an extremist is often a stage in a person's development politically. Most pass through it without ever considering harming anyone. If you push it underground the social isolation characteristic of violent extremists is likely to increase. Keep radicalism in the open, and do invite us to report people who appear to be sliding off towards likely violence, but we would already do that
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Alastair McGowan
11 years ago
Too broad brush and will bring too many political activists into illegality
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Graham Jewiss
11 years ago
Zionists are the biggest threat to world peace, pariment is full of them
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Shahid Khan
11 years ago
The proposed counter-terrorism and security bill is diametrically opposed to "freedom and democracy" and hence it is open to abuse since it provides no right of appeal and safeguard.
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DONNA PILSON
11 years ago
stop people like m kedar spouting vile zionist tripe to children and young adults
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Andrew Smith
11 years ago
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Whilst I understand the vital importance of eliminating evil in the world, a much narrower definition of extemism must first be estanlished. This bill puts a number of students who are merely attempting to gain a broader and more informed perspective on terrorism issues in danger. This is not something that should be condemned but, rather, encouraged.
Rejecting the Counter-Terrorism & Security Bill
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Inasmuch as I understand exactly what "fundamental British values" are, this bill itself seems totally opposed to them.
This bill is an assault on British values, democracy, and individual freedom.
This Bill is fundamentally un-British. They'll be suspending Habeas corpus next.
Universities are not the thought police.
Do not curb academic freedom and the duty to examine important political and social issues because of a knee-jerk reaction to the terrorism threat.
Another unworkable policy seen as a quick solution to a complex problem.
Isn't freedom of speech also a central element of "fundamental British values"
from the same article: A Home office spokesman last night said: “We are not expecting teachers and nursery workers to carry out unnecessary intrusion into family life, but we do expect them to take action when they observe behaviour of concern."
This article highlights the paradoxical implications of the bill for nurseries “Senior management and governors should make sure that staff have training that gives them the knowledge and confidence to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and challenge extremist ideas which can be used to legitimise terrorism and are shared by terrorist groups." “They should know where and how to refer children and young people for further help.” Even Conservative MP and former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said: “It is hard to see how this can be implemented. It is unworkable. I have to say I cannot understand what they [nursery staff] are expected to do. Are they supposed to report some toddler who comes in praising a preacher deemed to be extreme?" Ironically, he states plainly what would be expected of teachers and lecturers: report students who support views arbitrarily deemed by the Home Office to be "extreme." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11323558/Anti-terror-plan-to-spy-on-toddlers-is-heavy-handed.html
Yet another serious blow to our relationship with the students after making us immigration policy enforcers. This bill has the potential to damage free speech in Universities, and no potential at all to damage the causes of terrorism.
Frightenly bonkers.
stop policing the crisis...
We need more people radicalised in order to effect political change. Being an extremist is often a stage in a person's development politically. Most pass through it without ever considering harming anyone. If you push it underground the social isolation characteristic of violent extremists is likely to increase. Keep radicalism in the open, and do invite us to report people who appear to be sliding off towards likely violence, but we would already do that
Too broad brush and will bring too many political activists into illegality
Zionists are the biggest threat to world peace, pariment is full of them
The proposed counter-terrorism and security bill is diametrically opposed to "freedom and democracy" and hence it is open to abuse since it provides no right of appeal and safeguard.
stop people like m kedar spouting vile zionist tripe to children and young adults
Whilst I understand the vital importance of eliminating evil in the world, a much narrower definition of extemism must first be estanlished. This bill puts a number of students who are merely attempting to gain a broader and more informed perspective on terrorism issues in danger. This is not something that should be condemned but, rather, encouraged.