UK tolerant toward far right extremism, says think tank
Prominent U.K. think tank Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) has accused the government of adopting a “two-tier approach” to handling extremism.
It has highlighted a disparity in how far-right and extremist violence by Muslims are treated.
A Rusi report says a double standard has been exposed by this summer’s riots, which has allowed far-right activity to flourish.
It reveals far-right violence is often dismissed as “thuggery” by politicians and security services, unlike Muslim extremist attacks that are swiftly categorized as terrorism.
Recent riots in England and Northern Ireland, fueled by neo-Nazi groups, underscore this issue.
Rusi argues this bias undermines the severity of far-right threats.
The group is calling for a re-evaluation of how these violent acts are classified and responded.
The think tank has criticized the government and media also for perpetuating this double standard.
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