{"id":5865,"date":"2024-05-17T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weegiefifer.scot\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:04:44","slug":"are-you-an-extremist-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weegiefifer.scot\/?p=5865","title":{"rendered":"Are You an Extremist Threat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#Extremist Threats to Britain<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(First published in <a href=\"http:\/\/scottishindypod.scot\">Scottish Independence Podcast Blog<\/a>, May 17, 2024.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech this week, Rishi Sunak told the nation of the extremist threats facing Great Britain over the coming years. He was speaking at Policy ExchangeUK. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/FZFAsfzkrlQ?si=k2wuVIgBfvf-UuCd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Full speech here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early in the speech there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/other\/rishi-sunak-includes-scottish-nationalists-in-list-of-extremist-threats-to-uk\/ar-BB1mjodc?ocid=socialshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a section<\/a> where Sunak lists extremist threats to Britain.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#fad9db\" class=\"has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li>authoritarian states like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China working together to undermine us and our values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>War has returned to Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>War rages too in the middle east as Israel defends itself <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in Africa conflicts are being fought in 18 different countries <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Putin&#8217;s recklessness has taken us closer to a dangerous nuclear escalation than at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extremists are using global conflicts to set Briton against Briton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish nationalists are even trying to tear our United Kingdom apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Flynn used his PMQs question to demand an apology. Spoiler: He didn\u2019t get one. Sunak denied he\u2019d said it.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;SNP is a threat to the integrity of the UK&#39;, says PM Rishi Sunak, after Stephen Flynn asked him to apologise for &#39;puerile and pathetic remarks&#39; comparing North Korea, Iran and Russia with &quot;those in Scotland who believe in independence&quot;.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZTbv6x8cal\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZTbv6x8cal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jG9xmCWzkr\">pic.twitter.com\/jG9xmCWzkr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1790704704625758376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Sunak call Scottish Nationalist extremists? Journalist Heather Dewar points out the dangers of conflating terror threats with Scottish independence<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou breed the fear by talking about extremism\u201d<br><br>Journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HDewarSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HDewarSport<\/a> says the problem with Rishi Sunak\u2019s recent speech was \u201cconflating\u201d Scottish Independence with terror threats to the UK, and says he should apologise<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbcdn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bbcdn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8\">https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fc0InTfnb\">pic.twitter.com\/0fc0InTfnb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Debate Night (@bbcdebatenight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdebatenight\/status\/1790860800413872138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishindypod.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/extremist-salture-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"Extremist Threat. \" class=\"wp-image-13899\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BBC Scotland Debate Night panel was asked: Is it acceptable for Rishi Sunak to categorise Scottish Nationalist are extremists?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesley Riddoch asks Ed Mountain, Conservative MSP, if he thinks she is extremist threat?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAm I an extremist?\u201d<br><br>\u201cI don\u2019t think you are an extremist\u2026 I respect that you have views about independence that I don\u2019t share\u201d<br><br>Journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LesleyRiddoch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LesleyRiddoch<\/a> asks for clarification on Rishi Sunak\u2019s comments in parliament about independence supporters<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbcdn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bbcdn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8\">https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GosbM7S9kv\">pic.twitter.com\/GosbM7S9kv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Debate Night (@bbcdebatenight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdebatenight\/status\/1790858739483902241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about Pete Wishart? Another extremist threat?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is the act of a desperate Prime Minister\u2026 to try and encourage voters\u2026 to get behind him to try and save his skin\u201d<br><br>The SNP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteWishart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteWishart<\/a> says he is \u201craging\u201d about the PM&#39;s comments on Scottish nationalists, and after he \u201cdoubled down\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbcdn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bbcdn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8\">https:\/\/t.co\/NikueLOna8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GxgtBtxyux\">pic.twitter.com\/GxgtBtxyux<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Debate Night (@bbcdebatenight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdebatenight\/status\/1790859512250806415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019ll leave the final word to James O\u2019Brien on LBC:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;He insulted anybody who entertains hopes of Scottish Independence in the most unnecessary way.&#39;<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrjamesob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mrjamesob<\/a> says Rishi Sunak&#39;s speech &#39;deliberately sought to alienate anybody drawn to the SNP&#39; by listing Scottish Nationalism alongside &#39;Russia, Iran, and anti-Semitism&#39;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZT2FBnJMAI\">pic.twitter.com\/ZT2FBnJMAI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LBC (@LBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBC\/status\/1790349063210037682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishindypod.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bloody-nationalists.jpeg\" alt=\"Extremist threats. 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