The Government has announced a £45m cash boost to help councils tackle violent extremism. Communities secretary Hazel Blears said the funding would be made available over the next three years, doubling existing levels by 2008/9 and tripling them by 2010/11. ‘We have to overcome this challenge by giving communities the strength to face down a false and perverted ideology,' she said. ‘That is why we will be putting work with young people and Muslim women centre-stage, giving the silent majority a voice.'
