A reminder
^https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-definition-of-extremism-2024/new-definition-of-extremism-2024^
Extremism is the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance, that aims to:
1) negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others; or
2) undermine, overturn or replace the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights; or
3) intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve the results in (1) or (2).
3. Behaviour that could constitute extremism
Aim 1 (negate or destroy fundamental rights and freedoms):
Behaviour against a group, or members of it, that seeks to negate or destroy their rights to live equally under the law and free of fear, threat, violence, and discrimination. Including:
Using, threatening, inciting, justifying, glorifying or excusing violence towards a group in order to dissuade them from using their legally defined rights and freedoms.
Aim 2 (undermine, overturn or replace liberal democracy):
Attempts to undermine, overturn, or replace the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights. Including:
Advocating that the UK’s parliamentary democracy and democratic values and rights are not compatible with their ideology, and seeking to challenge, overthrow, or change our political system outside of lawful means.
Using, threatening, inciting, justifying, glorifying or excusing violence towards citizens, in order to dissuade them from participating freely in the democratic process.
Subverting the way public or state institutions exercise their powers, in order to further ideological goals, for example through entryism, or by misusing powers or encouraging others to do so.
Using, threatening, inciting, justifying, glorifying or excusing violence towards public officials including our armed forces, police forces and members of local, devolved or national legislatures, in order to dissuade them from conducting their obligations freely and fearlessly, without external interference.
Establishing parallel governance structures which, whether or not they have formal legal underpinning, seek to supersede the lawful powers of existing institutions of state.
Aim 3 (enabling the spread of extremism): Intentionally creating a permissive environment for behaviour in aim 1 or aim 2. Including:
Providing an uncritical platform for individuals or representatives of groups or organisations that have demonstrated behaviour in either aim 1 or aim 2.
Facilitating activity of individuals or representatives of groups or organisations that have demonstrated behaviour in either aim 1 or aim 2, including through provision of endorsement, funding, or other forms of support.
The dissemination of extremist propaganda and narratives that call for behaviour in either aim 1 or aim 2.
Attempts to radicalise, indoctrinate and recruit others to an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance, including young people.
Consistent association with individuals or representatives of groups or organisations that have demonstrated behaviour in either aim 1 or aim 2 without providing critical challenge to their ideology or behaviour.
If any behaviour listed in aim 1 or aim 2 has occurred previously, a refusal by the individual, group or organisation that conducted the behaviour to rescind, repudiate or distance themselves from the behaviour.
Also found this gem.
https://post.parliament.uk/extremism-and-hate-crime/
This definition [above definition of extremism] is to be used by government departments to ensure they are not inadvertently providing a platform to extremist groups or individuals.
The police obviously didn't get the memo.