“To protect our democracy and promote British values, we have to recognise the crucial role education plays in shaping a generation, and we must prioritise political literacy education.”
The Brexit referendum marked a watershed moment in Britain in which fringe nationalism moved into the mainstream. The rise of far-right extremist groups such as the English Defence League (EDL) indicate a worrying direction for UK politics.
In August, the Guardian revealed a rise in the number of children being radicalised by far-right groups, with 13 per cent of terrorism arrests in the last year were children under the age of 18, compared with five per cent the year before. Additionally young people under the age of 24 accounted for nearly 60 per cent of extreme right-wing terror arrests, representing a rapid rise.
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