It’s complex: why the us-and-them approach to extremism won’t work | Phil McDuff

Instead of playing on people’s fears and trotting out soundbites, politicians must refine their response to terror attacks and hate crimesWith our attention focused on the election and its aftermath, the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London will inevitably be seen through the lens of electoral politics. Both the main parties responded to the attacks by reiterating how they would “keep us safe”. The divide was broadly “resources v powers”, with the Tories empha