Is there a risk of getting flagged as an extremist if someone opposes “fundamental British values” in Britain?
<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/young-british-salafi-women-a7436611.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Independent.co.uk</a>:</p>
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<p>Indeed, they risk falling foul of the government’s definition of extremism, which covers not only committed jihadis, but also anyone who vocally or actively opposes “fundamental British values”.</p>
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<p>Is there a risk of getting flagged as an extremist if someone opposes “fundamental British values” in Britain?</p>

<p>As of August 2016 (and I can't find any hint that the situation has changed), there is no legislation that defines "extremism".</p>

<p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-security-extremism-idUKKCN10S0ZV" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-security-extremism-idUKKCN10S0ZV</a></p>

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  <p>However, there is still no sign of the legislation, with the Home Office (interior ministry) saying it would come in "due course". One main obstacle is who decides who or what is extremist.</p>
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<p>Ask the British &quot;Home Office&quot; (interior ministry), who publish <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office#org-contacts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">an email address for public enquiries</a>. The Independent newspaper refers to a government definition of &quot;extremism&quot;, which the Home Office will be able to tell you where to find if you cannot find it. There is not much point in the government's referring to &quot;fundamental British values&quot; if they don't define the term. My guess is that they do define it somewhere.</p>
<p>&quot;Extremism&quot; can sometimes be a silly term, insofar as one can ask &quot;extreme <em>what</em>, exactly?&quot;, and one can suppose that whatever the &quot;what&quot; might be, it may well be considered acceptable by the opponents of the said &quot;extremism&quot; if it manifests in a &quot;moderate&quot; form.</p>

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