ABSTRACT
The chapter focuses on the risk from Islamic extremism and neglected that from far-right extremism and non-Muslim communities. The topic of far-right extremism is one that has become an increasing focus of concern for policy makers, politicians and academics in the UK, in particular over the last five years. The far right has slowly but surely been experiencing its most successful growth phase of recent times, with these groups enjoying increased political legitimacy, underpinned by a strengthening anti-immigration and anti-Islamic rhetoric. There is also growing academic if not political recognition of the symbiotic relationship between political extremism from each end of the spectrum, which has variously been called 'cumulative extremism' or 'tit-for-tat' extremism. However, the labeling of activities, people, and groups as 'extremist', and the defining of what is 'ordinary' in any setting is always a subjective and political matter.
