Metro – War on women haters
Metro leads with government plans to treat extreme misogyny as a form of terrorism. A Home Office review of the UK counter-extremism strategy later this year will look at including the issue within its definition of ‘an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance’. It will also investigate whether a new approach would be more effective at combating the two most common forms of terrorism in the country: extreme far-right, and Islamist.
Extreme misogynists to be treated as terrorists under government plans
Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of terrorism under new government plans.
A Home Office review of the UK counter-extremism strategy later this year will look at including the issue within its definition of ‘an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance’.
It will also investigate whether a new approach would be more effective at combating the two most common forms of terrorism in the country: extreme far-right, and Islamist.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper hopes the review will fill gaps in the current strategy, which she described as ‘badly hollowed out’.
She said: ‘For too long, governments have failed to address the rise in extremism, both online and on our streets, and we’ve seen the number of young people radicalised online grow.
‘Hateful incitement of all kinds fractures and frays the very fabric of our communities and our democracy.’
Under the plans, teachers would be legally required to refer students who are showing signs of extreme misogynistic views to the national counter-terror programme Prevent.
The local authority and police would then assess them to find out if they require deradicalisation.
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Editorial 19 August 2024.
Monday’s front pages reflect various domestic issues facing the country including the latest from Westminster and a round-up of this weekend’s Premier League action.
Several of the papers feature an image of French actor Alain Delon, who has died at the age of 88. Several other more right-leaning – and tabloids – lead with images of Prince Harry and Meghan who visited Colombia last week.
The back pages are heavily dominated by football as the weekend saw the return of England’s top flight.
