Even comments about a “woman’s place being in the kitchen”
could be enough to spark a referral to the unit, sources said last
night.
Critics say the move would dilute Prevent’s work in deradicalising potential terrorists at a time of huge global tensions.
The
plan – which would place sexism on a par with Islamic extremism – was
discussed in high-level meetings between Home Office and Prevent experts
in recent weeks. The Home Office is looking at widening the Prevent
programme to combat growing misogyny among teenagers, fuelled by vile
social media influencers such as Andrew Tate, but some civil servants
warn the plans risk reducing the anti-radicalisation unit to becoming “a
wing of social services”.
One Prevent source said last night:
“Lots of young boys hold extreme sexist views about girls, which
teachers will hear and make referrals. This will then overload the
system, and Prevent will not be able to concentrate on Islamist or
far-Right extremism.”...<<<Read More>>>....