A place of greater safety

摘要

The uproar over the Trojan Horse allegations has brought extremism firmly back into the spotlight. While the media has become excited about cabinet bust-ups, hard-line Islamist plots and beating back crocodiles, the wider everyday battle against radicalism and fanaticism has continued unreported. But as we have seen with the focus on Birmingham City Council, it is local authorities that are often at the centre of the fight against extremism. It has been reported that Home Secretary Theresa May has raised concerns about the 'inability' of local and central government to tackle the problem of extremism in schools.