A Times investigation has revealed that Muslim extremists have ‘seized control of entire wings’ in many prisons in Britain. Segregation units intended to isolate terrorists are instead allegedly being used to house inmates who refuse to join Islamist gangs, as it’s the only way to ensure those inmates aren’t beaten up or killed by the Islamists (who should be the ones being housed in those units). Sharia courts have been set up inside. Religious rules are enforced with floggings and violence. Etc. And, of course, staff are reluctant to intervene for fear of being labelled Islamophobic.

This would be bad enough in a third world nation - but we’re talking about a major Western democracy in the 21st century, and one that is not majority Muslim. Yet it has barely registered in public consciousness as a major issue. In fact, our political class are far more animated about an imaginary Netflix show (Adolescence), designed to mirror their pre-existing ideological beliefs, than they are about this actually existing real world problem.

A bizarre state of affairs, and one that is not likely to get any better any time soon if free discussion of the problem continues to be stifled and dodged in the name of ‘tolerance.’

End note: I have written a series of 9 essays exploring the spread and intersection of Islam, extremism, and progressive groupthink. They’re in my page, beginning with ‘terror and its apologists’. Please give them a read. If you want to support my efforts to push back against this stuff, paid subs are a big help. Cheers.