I regret to inform you that if, like me, you happen to be concerned about the effects of mass migration on the United Kingdom, then you are engaging in terrorist ideology.

If you happen to think that western civilisation, specifically values that are unique to our society such as Christianity, property rights, religious liberty or freedom of speech, are under threat from the unprecedented levels of mass migration, then yes, according to the Home Office’s counter extremism programme, then you are indeed an extremist.

If you happen to be concerned about mass migration, you are engaging in terrorist ideology, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

The programme, Prevent’s online guidance refers to what it calls “cultural nationalism” defined as the idea that “western culture is under threat from mass migration and a lack of integration by certain ethnic and cultural groups”, as being a right-wing extremist terrorist ideology worthy of a referral to the programme.

So before we deal with this absurd notion, I wanted to ask, should we be referring the Prime Minister to the government’s counter extremism programme?

Being concerned about the effects of mass migration on our ancient civilisation, as the Prime Minister appears to be, in normal life would be called “stating the obvious”.

But, as ever, the Government’s counter extremism service appears to be desperate to find some bogeyman to balance the fear of islamist terrorism.

Perhaps I should know better than anyone. It was only in 2021 that this very same institution was revealed to have included me in a list of red flags that right-wing extremists might listen to as inspiration for terrorist activities.

So for all of you watching now, just know that if you’re enjoying the programme, you may well be considered an extremist by His Majesty’s government.