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Quilliam cannot defend their infamous "84%" report academically - because it's bullshit.
They've been called out for the last two years on it and failed to respond:
https://medium.com/@Reg_Left_Media/grooming-gangs-quilliam-the-myth-of-the-84-percent-cc834b57fcf3 https://twitter.com/DrEllaC/status/1222994249194659841
Quilliam cannot defend their infamous "84%" report academically - because it's bullshit.
They've been called out for the last two years on it and failed to respond:
https://medium.com/@Reg_Left_Media/grooming-gangs-quilliam-the-myth-of-the-84-percent-cc834b57fcf3 https://twitter.com/DrEllaC/status/1222994249194659841
There was a followup to that @Reg_Left_Media article - guess what? Quilliam *still* failed to respond. https://medium.com/@Reg_Left_Media/a-challenge-to-quilliam-publish-your-evidence-for-your-mythical-84-4b249eddd71c
Why might that be?
Because they're basically a lobbying/pressure group, not some impartial research group. Their point of view changes according to funds them. All here: https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/the-quilliam-foundation-is-financed-by-tea-party-conservatives-investigated-by-sam-harris-1e43d54f0bee
Because they're basically a lobbying/pressure group, not some impartial research group. Their point of view changes according to funds them. All here: https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/the-quilliam-foundation-is-financed-by-tea-party-conservatives-investigated-by-sam-harris-1e43d54f0bee
Also see this: https://medium.com/@Reg_Left_Media/maajid-nawaz-and-quilliam-the-money-trail-behind-the-propaganda-29499b6989ae
@Reg_Left_Media did brilliant work exposing the flaws, but unfortunately they're not well known (change that, follow them!).
Towards the end of the year, @DrEllaC wrote an in-depth 4-part threadnought on the subject. https://twitter.com/DrEllaC/status/1061371238638071809?s=20
Towards the end of the year, @DrEllaC wrote an in-depth 4-part threadnought on the subject. https://twitter.com/DrEllaC/status/1061371238638071809?s=20
Unlike Quilliam, she's long been academically involved in this area, before US far-right groups started funding orgs like Quilliam.
In case the 4-part threadnought is too much to take in, here's a shorter article which addresses some of the main points: https://policinginsight.com/analysis/when-bad-evidence-is-worse-than-no-evidence-quilliams-grooming-gangs-report-and-its-legacy/
In case the 4-part threadnought is too much to take in, here's a shorter article which addresses some of the main points: https://policinginsight.com/analysis/when-bad-evidence-is-worse-than-no-evidence-quilliams-grooming-gangs-report-and-its-legacy/
BTW, expect a block if you point any of this out
Addendum time.
This article shows some of Maajid's hypocrisiy - it looks like he sues very selectively, and those on the far right are exempt from his legal scrutiny.. https://resistinghate.org/the-curious-case-of-maajid-nawazs-libel-claims/
This article shows some of Maajid's hypocrisiy - it looks like he sues very selectively, and those on the far right are exempt from his legal scrutiny.. https://resistinghate.org/the-curious-case-of-maajid-nawazs-libel-claims/
Some additional reading that suggests @MaajidNawaz's account of his radicalisation and subsequent change of heart isn't entirely true https://www.alternet.org/2016/02/self-invention-maajid-nawaz-fact-and-fiction-life-counter-terror-celebrity/
Home Office report has been released, which also undermines the Quilliam one. https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1338799039333212168?s=19
In fact, they specifically call out Quilliam's report as being unreliable.. https://twitter.com/DrEllaC/status/1338916353818976258?s=19
@BylineTimes article showing more of their connections and funding https://bylinetimes.com/2021/01/12/lbc-radio-host-maajid-nawaz-bankrolled-by-us-republican-dark-money/
