The British government was preparing to give special funding to local councils to help identify possible Muslim extremists, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Sounds like pragmatism to me...
According to the report in the national Daily Mirror newspaper, Communities and Local Government Minister Ruth Kelly was expected to announce later this month the five million pounds funding of the initiative that calls for council staff to tip off authorities about possible risks, and act as the “ears and eyes of police”.
“Extremism is an issue for all of us. Local authorities must rise to the challenge, too,” the Daily Mirror quoted Kelly as saying. “This funding will enable us to harness the long-established expertise of local authorities in developing deep insights into their areas in order to meet the challenge of tackling violent extremism.” |