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COUNTERPODS5 E5: Colombia; UK illegal immigration protests; terrorist insurgency in the Sahel; and Islamophobia.In this episode Ian and Edmund discuss stability in Colombia; Epping illegal immigration protests and policing in the UK; trade deals and the terrorist insurgency in the Sahel; and the recent spotlight on the UK’s definition of Islamophobia. 2025-07-2338 minCOUNTERPODS5 E4: 7/7 London bombing anniversary; proposals for Gaza; Palestine Action proscribed; the UN Charter at 80.In this episode Edmund and Ian discuss the UK's 9/11 - the 7/7 terrorist attacks on their 20th anniversary; the current proposals for Gaza following Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington; the proscribing of Palestine Action as a terrorist group in the UK; and the 'lovely' UN Charter 80 years after its creation. 2025-07-0844 minCOUNTERPODS5 E3: Iran-Israel-U.S.; Glastonbury; Syria; and Islamist antisemitism.Edmund and Ian discuss Iran, Israel, the U.S. and the ’12-day war’ and ask - who’s in charge: Trump or Netanyahu? They also assess the fallout from Glastonbury; Syria and sanctions; and CEP’s report on Islamist antisemitism. 2025-07-0339 minCOUNTERPODS5 E2: Ballymena unrest; Israel-Iran conflict; extremism in UK prisons; and Tunisia terror attacks anniversary.Ian and Edmund discuss violent unrest in Ballymena, Northern Ireland; the conflict between Israel and Iran; Ian’s high-profile review of security in U.K prisons; and the tenth anniversary of the Islamic State terrorist attacks in Tunisia - ending on an optimistic note. 2025-06-1643 minCOUNTERPODS5 E1: Football crowd incidents; the Houthis and Red Sea shipping; security in UK prisons; and the India-Pakistan conflict.S5 E1 Ian and Edmund kick-off the new season with a look at incidents involving football crowds in Liverpool and Paris; the Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping; Ian’s rapid review (published by the Counter Extremism Project) of prison security the growing threat from ideology; and last month’s flare-up between India and Pakistan. 2025-06-0433 minCOUNTERPODS4 E6: US State Department and the Taliban; Stockholm truck attack anniversary; Iran nuclear deal; and release of 7/7 convicted terrorist.In this season's finale, Ian and Edmund discuss why the US State Department may drop bounties on Taliban leaders; the anniversary of the Islamist terrorist truck attack in Stockholm; options for the US-Iran nuclear talks; and the release from a UK mental hospital of a convicted terrorist connected to the London 7/7 bombings.2025-04-1136 minCOUNTERPODS4 E5: Oklahoma City bombing anniversary; the murder of Ronan Kerr; antisemitism in Australia; and music and anti-extremism.Ian and Edmund discuss the Oklahoma City bombing on its 30th anniversary; the murder of Ronan Kerr, a police officer in Omaha, Co. Tyrone; antisemitism in Australia; and the association of music and anti-extremism - but they start with flatulence laws versus gun legislation - and it isn’t even an April Fool’s. 2025-04-0340 minCOUNTERPODS4 E4: Oman’s role as a mediator; ideology drives extremism; protests in Gaza; and ‘Com Networks’ in the U.K.This week Ian and Edmund question Oman’s role as a mediator; discuss a U.K. report from the Commission for Countering Extremism; assess the protests in Gaza by citizens opposed to Hamas; and explain the National Crime Agency’s Annual Threat Assessment. 2025-03-2737 minCOUNTERPODS4 E3: UK Report on October 7; Mahmoud Khalil; St Patrick’s Day boycott; U.S. strikes on Houthis.Ian and Edmund discuss the importance of a new report on October 7 by a House of Lords group; the debate in the U.S. over Mahmoud Khalil; the boycott of St Patrick’s Day by Sinn Fein and others; and the implications of the U.S. airstrikes on the Houthis. 2025-03-2040 minCOUNTERPODS4 E2: Extradition of Mohammad Sharifullah; UK’s definition of terrorism; developments Syria; and cars as a weapon of terror.Edmund and Ian discuss Pakistan’s extradition of Mohammad Sharifullah to US on terrorism charges; the arguments for and against changing the UK’s definition of terrorism; the latest and worrying developments in Syria; and the UK’s vulnerability to vehicle-ramming as a means of terrorism. 2025-03-1341 minCOUNTERPODS4 E1: UK definition of Islamophobia; terrorism in Russia; engaging Northern Irish dissident terrorists; Trump era diplomacy.Edmund and Ian are back for a new season and to probe the UK's approach to defining Islamophobia; discuss the Russian security service shooting of an IS-inspired terrorist; explain UK and Irish government exploratory talks to engage dissident Republican terrorists; and consider diplomacy in the era of Donald Trump. 2025-03-0536 minCOUNTERPODS3 E6: U.K. Home Office Counter Terror ‘sprint’ report; Donald Trump on Gaza; Eric Glass; extremism in South Africa; kicked off by an irreverent explanation of the Tush Push.The U.K. Home Office’s leaked and much-ridiculed Counter Terror ‘sprint’ document; Donald Trump’s latest pronouncements on Gaza and the fragility of the hostage deal; why the Distinguished Conduct Medal was awarded to Eric Glass in Norther Ireland; and why former South African president Jacob Puma’s daughter was charged with inciting terrorism. And, crucially - the Super Bowl and the Tush Push. 2025-02-1237 minCOUNTERPODS3 E5: The London Docklands IRA bombing anniversary; Oman terrorist attack; Mexican drug cartels; Gaza hostage swap; and the Orebro College attack in Sweden.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the anniversary of the IRA’s terrorist attack in London’s Docklands in 1996. They also discuss the under-reported terrorist attack in the otherwise stable Oman; Mexican drug cartels, organized crime, and the Texas border; the latest on the Gaza hostage swap and IDF activity in the West Bank; and the latest on the Orebro College attack in Sweden. 2025-02-0539 minCOUNTERPODS3 E4: Auschwitz liberation 80th anniversary and CEP's ARCHER at House 88; Axel Rudakubana; and Saudi ArabiaIan Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the launch of CEP's major new initiative ARCHER at House 88, based at the former home of the Commandant of Auschwitz. They also discuss the jail sentence given to Axel Rudakubana in the U.K. and a changing Saudi Arabia. They end with "Never," a moving poem by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.2025-01-3134 minCOUNTERPODS3 E3: Hamas-Israel ceasefire; TheTimes-UANI investigation into UK charity; Al-Shabaab Nairobi terrorist attack in 2019; high security prisons airspace.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss what the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deals means for peace and reconstruction, the hostages and the ‘metrics’ of prisoner-hostage exchange. They also look at the investigation by The Times and United Against Nuclear Iran into a UK charity and Iranian regime-backed extremism, the anniversary of the Al-Shabaab terrorist attack in a shopping complex in Nairobi, Kenya and how criminal gangs and airspace over high security prisons in the UK - and how two of these topics align with Ian and Edmund’s ‘two cheeks of the same arse’ theory.2025-01-1730 minCOUNTERPODS3 E2: UK grooming gangs; Charlie Hebdo; “low trust” societies; and fact checking on Meta.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the grooming gangs scandal in the U.K and Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson; the ongoing fallout of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks 10 years on; how “low trust” societies can foster violent extremism; and the troubling lack of fact and truth on social media platforms. 2025-01-1133 minCOUNTERPODS3 E1: New Orleans terror attack; the Republic of Ireland and Israel; Donald Trump and counter terrorism; and tips for 2025.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown examine the significance of the terror attack on New Orleans; the fractured relationship between the Republic of Ireland and Israel and closure of Israel’s embassy in Dublin; and the opportunities and risks for counter terror measures under Donald Trump. Ian and Edmund also give their take on the big, upcoming issues in 2025 - and be prepared to be surprised. 2025-01-0235 min
COUNTERPODCounter Extremism PerspectivesA deep dive into the topics of relevance to the research and mission of the Counter Extremism Project CEP). Presented by Dr Hans-Jacob Schindler, Senior Director CEP, and Alexander Ritzmann, Senior Advisor CEP, each episode focuses on one counter extremism issue and aims to provide the audience with a greater understanding of its nuance and significance. The first episode discussion is based on the CEP publication 'Identifying and Disrupting Key Antisemitic Actors: A Five Step Guide' by Alexander Ritzmann. 2024-12-2354 minCOUNTERPODS2 E6: The Berlin Christmas market attack in 2016; UK Met Police in PKK counter terror arrests; South Korea, and state sponsor of terrorism, North Korea; and reasons to be optimistic this Christmas.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown examine the significance of the attacks on the Berlin Christmas market in 2016; the Met Police’s counter terror operation in London against the PKK and its terror plots against the Turkish community; developments in South Korea - and North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism; and five reasons to be optimistic this Christmas about violent extremism!2024-12-0433 minCOUNTERPODS2 E5: The Mumbai massacre in 2008; UK security policy; Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire; and AI and extremism.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown assess the 2008 Mumbai massacre - India’s 9/11 - and a turning point in its approach to national security; the UK’s approach to national security in light of comments by Sir Richard Dearlove, a former head of MI6; the prospects for the newly announced Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire; and the growing challenges of AI and extremism. 2024-11-2732 minCOUNTERPODS2 E4: Terrorism and tourism; state-sponsored terrorism; and trust in government and policing.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown reflect on the impact of terrorism on tourism, including in Egypt; state-sponsored terrorism, including by Russia; and the UK Southport murders and the harm to government and police reputations. And their thoughts on other podcasts including Gary Lineker's. 2024-11-2134 minCOUNTERPODS2 E3: Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe; Qatar as a mediator; Jews in Amsterdam; Trump appointments.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the Iranian regime’s use of kidnapping and imprisonment; Qatar’s suspended role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas; violence towards Jews in Amsterdam; and Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other appointments. 2024-11-1329 minCOUNTERPODS2 E2: Bataclan massacre; UNWRA; Iranian regime brutality; and President Trump returns.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the anniversary of the Bataclan massacre in France; Israel declaring UNWRA persona non grata; the Iranian regime’s brutal repression of its own people; and what the return of President Trump means for violent extremism. 2024-11-0631 minCOUNTERPODS2 E1: Sir David Amess MP and the Tree of Life synagogue attack; and Hollywood and terrorism.Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the anniversaries of the murder of British MP Sir David Amess by an Islamist extremist, and the attack, by a white supremacist, on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. They also offer their take on Hollywood's treatment of terrorism and extremism. 2024-10-3026 min
The spiked podcastChris Kaba and the shamelessness of the ‘anti-racists’Ian Acheson, Paul Embery and Tom Slater discuss the attempt to turn Chris Kaba into Britain’s George Floyd, the death of rioter Peter Lynch, and the ‘Trump is Hitler’ smear.
Check out Paul’s Substack:
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And Ian’s book, Screwed: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Screwed-Britains-Prison-Crisis-Escape/dp/178590471X
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COUNTERPODS1 E4: Forgiving IRA terrorists; insurgency in the Sahel; October 7 anniversary; and Neo-Nazis.In the fourth episode Ian and Edmund offer insights into counter extremism prevention in their own inimitable style. Presented by Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown from the Counter Extremism Project. Contact: media@counterextremism.com2024-10-1626 minCOUNTERPODS1 E3: Terrorist disruptions to normal life; hostage-taking; and peace negotiations.In the third episode Ian and Edmund continue to provide their insights into counter extremism prevention in their own inimitable style. Presented by Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown from the Counter Extremism Project.2024-10-0935 min
COUNTERPODS1 E2: Definition of extremism; diverting humanitarian aid; and Israel-Lebanon.In the second episode Ian and Edmund continue their trip around counter extremism prevention in their own inimitable style. Presented by Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown from the Counter Extremism Project.2024-10-0227 minCOUNTERPODS1 E1: 9/11, Hezbollah, and the role satireIan and Edmund reflect on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, the attacks on Hezbollah's capabilities inside Lebanon, and touch on the role of satire in counter extremism.2024-09-2429 min
Sky News DailyCan you fix the prison service?In a rare insight into the prisons crisis, a serving governor at one of the UK's crowded jails has spoken anonymously to Sky News about conditions inside, the reality of early release and why we should rethink who is put behind bars. "There is a smell that you would always associate with prison. It's the smell of unwashed bodies," they told Sky News. On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson, author of the book 'Screwed - Britain's Prison Crisis and How to Escape It', about the prison environment, and how syst...2024-09-1918 min
Sky News DailyCan you fix the prison service?In a rare insight into the prisons crisis, a serving governor at one of the UK's crowded jails has spoken anonymously to Sky News about conditions inside, the reality of early release and why we should rethink who is put behind bars. "There is a smell that you would always associate with prison. It's the smell of unwashed bodies," they told Sky News. On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson, author of the book 'Screwed - Britain's Prison Crisis and How to Escape It', about the prison environment, and how syst...2024-09-1918 min
Crash Course With Michael WalkerWill the Riots Break Britain's Prisons (w/ Ian Acheson)Britain's prisons were already dangerously full before the summer far-right riots. Will jailing hundreds of those rioters push the prison system over the edge? To answer that question I spoke to a fascinating guest. Ian Acheson is a former prison governor and author of the new book "Screwed: Britain's Prisons Crisis and How To Escape It"To listen to the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/crashcoursepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-09-0723 min
The Rundown by PoliticsHomeFixing Sue Gray’s S*** ListKeir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray identified before the election all of the most pressing issues for a new government's bulging in-tray in her infamous ‘s*** list’, so this week two more members of the 2024 intake of MPs; Lewis Cocking, the new Tory member for Broxbourne, and a former leader of the local council, and Tim Roca, Labour MP for Macclesfield, who has worked in the university sector, as well as local government, along with Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and government advisor, whose book Screwed lays out the collapse of the prison service, join Alain Tolhur...2024-09-0640 min
Coffee House ShotsCan our prisons take these 'thugs'?Keir Starmer will be chairing his first Cobra meeting, as the government continues to grapple with the rioting that has broken out across the country. The weekend saw numerous examples of violence, including at hotels thought to be hosting asylum seekers.
We had a statement from the prime minister condemning the ‘right wing thuggery’, but do we need a more complete approach to extremism? And will our prisons and our courts be able to accommodate the huge influx of offenders?
Oscar Edmondson speaks to Katy Balls and Ian Acheson, senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project.
2024-08-0516 min
Coffee House ShotsCan Labour solve our prisons crisis?Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has acknowledged that ‘our prisons are on the point of collapse’. She has announced that, from September, most prisoners serving sentences of less than four years will be released 40 per cent of the way through their sentences instead of the halfway point, which is currently the case.
The policy will ease pressure on prisons, but the question remains; could this backfire? Katy Balls speaks to Fraser Nelson and Professor Ian Acheson, former prison governor and former Director of Community Safety at the Home Office.
You can listen to Shabana Mahmood on Women With...2024-07-1215 min
The Daily TWill Obama force out Biden?President Joe Biden made not one, but two major gaffes at NATO this week, accidently calling Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘Putin’ before correcting himself and later referring to his Vice President Kamala Harris as ‘Trump’ without realising. As former president Barack Obama and senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi were reported to have spoken about their “concerns” over Biden, could the plot to push him out of the White House succeed before the month is out? Camilla and Kamal discuss the international fall out with US editor Tony Diver. Plus Ian Acheson, former prison gov...2024-07-1244 min
Coffee House ShotsWhat will fix Britain’s prisons?HMP Bedford was issued with an urgent notification yesterday, meaning it must immediately make reforms to improve. It’s the fifth prison to receive such a notification this year. What’s going wrong in Britain’s prisons, and what will fix them?
Max Jeffery speaks to former prison governor Ian Acheson and former prisoner David Shipley.2023-11-1819 min
The EditionKeeping the peace: the politics of policing protestOn the podcast: In his cover piece for The Spectator Ian Acheson discusses the potential disruption to Armistice Day proceedings in London this weekend. He says that Metropolitan Police Chief Mark Rowley is right to let the pro-Palestine protests go ahead, if his officers can assertively enforce the law. He joins the podcast alongside Baroness Claire Fox to discuss the problems of policing protest. Next: are smartphones making us care less about humanity? This is the question that Mary Wakefield grapples with in her column in The Spectator. She says it’s no wonder that...2023-11-0940 min
Best of the SpectatorThe Edition: keeping the peaceOn the podcast:
In his cover piece for The Spectator Ian Acheson discusses the potential disruption to Armistice Day proceedings in London this weekend. He says that Metropolitan Police Chief Mark Rowley is right to let the pro-Palestine protests go ahead, if his officers can assertively enforce the law. He joins the podcast alongside Baroness Claire Fox to discuss the problems of policing protest.
Next: are smartphones making us care less about humanity?
This is the question that Mary Wakefield grapples with in her column in The Spectator. She says it’s no wonder that...2023-11-0940 min
Sky News Daily'Psychological torture': The row over never-ending prison sentencesThousands of prisoners remain incarcerated on open-ended prison sentences under a now defunct scheme, known as IPP sentencing. The no-maximum prison sentences, some of which were given to offenders of low-level crimes, have been compared to ‘psychological torture’. On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson speaks to Anthony Hipkiss who was in prison for 16 years despite only being sentenced to 15 months. He tells us how the strict licensing rules he has to live under for 10 years means he can’t even stay overnight at his partner’s. Plus, Ian Acheson, former prison governor speaks about how to fix a...2023-09-2921 min
Sky News Daily'Psychological torture': The row over never-ending prison sentencesThousands of prisoners remain incarcerated on open-ended prison sentences under a now defunct scheme, known as IPP sentencing. The no-maximum prison sentences, some of which were given to offenders of low-level crimes, have been compared to ‘psychological torture’. On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson speaks to Anthony Hipkiss who was in prison for 16 years despite only being sentenced to 15 months. He tells us how the strict licensing rules he has to live under for 10 years means he can’t even stay overnight at his partner’s. Plus, Ian Acheson, former prison governor speaks about how to fix a...2023-09-2921 min
Fighting TerrorBreaking News: Responding to the Prevent Strategy ReviewLast Wednesday, the long-awaited Prevent review was published by the Home Office. Led by William Shawcross, who was appointed Independent Reviewer of Prevent in 2021, the review sets out to understand how effectively this strand of the government’s counterterrorism strategy works and how it can be improved. But what is Prevent? Why was it created and why was last week's review commissioned in the first place ? What are the key takeaways from Shawcross' review and will Prevent make Britain safer? In this breaking news episode, Lucinda speaks with CEP experts, Ian Acheson and Liam Duffy, and explores the...2023-02-1735 minFighting TerrorEye on 4R Network: When Terrorists Come Home: From in-prison to post-release careIn today’s second episode of our series on the 4R Network, Lucinda speaks with Ian Acheson, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project. Ian has long been involved in prison security and counter-terrorism. In 1994, he joined Her Majesty’s Prison Service as a prison officer, rising rapidly to governor rank. In 2015, Ian led an independent review of Islamist extremism in prisons and probation in the UK. He has extensive involvement in operational command of serious prison incidents, hostage negotiation, and counter-terrorism policy and practice.In this episode, Ian will pull from his experience and expertise in the...2023-01-1227 min
Money For the Rest of UsIs Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fallout Kill Crypto?How the bankruptcy of FTX, the world's third-largest crypto exchange, undermines trust in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, making it even more difficult for crypto to ever be taken seriously as a monetary alternative.Topics covered include:How FTX squandered its customers' depositsHow FTX is another example of a private money bank runHow traditional securities lending works and why it is very low risk compared to the highly speculative nature of cryptocurrency lending platformsHow FTX's demise is impacting numerous entities including Voyager, BlockFi, Bitcoin miners, venture capitalists, and many othersHow should individual investors store cryptocurrency, and does...2022-11-1622 min
The CapitalistIan Acheson on police, prisons and protecting the borderLaw and order has shot up the political agenda in the last year or so, with the chaos in the Channel, damning reports into the culture of the Met Police and chaos in the prison system. Just this week we've seen the firebombing of a migrant centre in Dover and uproar over the treatment of asylum seekers at an asylum centre in the Kent village of Manston.Few commentators are better equipped to address this range of security issues than CapX regular Ian Acheson - a former prison governor, home office civil servant and community police...2022-11-0438 min
Morning Glory with Mike GrahamA Nation in DecaySociologist, Author and Free Speech Campaigner Professor Frank Furedi kicks off today’s show to discuss why Britian seems to be in a state of turmoil culturally and what exactly can be done to rectify this problem. Transport Correspondent for The Times Ben Clatworthy joins shortly after to discuss how new rules have been introduced to allow owners of self driving cars to watch television while driving and Former prison governor and Director of Community Safety at the Home Office Ian Acheson closes the show to discuss the state of affairs in Britain’s prison system in light of the rece...2022-04-201h 18
Canadian Intelligence EhEpisode #122 - Just how bad are terrorist inmates?For many citizens the macabre fascination with terrorism ends when trials are held and the bad guys are sent to jail. But is that the end of the threat? Borealis talks with former UK prison governor Ian Acheson on what happens after the barred doors are closed.Ian Acheson spent a quarter century in prison security and counter-terrorism. He also ran the UK government’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, in Southwest England. He currently works as a senior adviser to the US-based Counter Extremism Project.Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Thr...2022-01-1936 minFighting TerrorDisguised compliance by terrorist offendersAfter the fall of ISIS in the Levant, hundreds of foreign terrorist fighters have been incarcerated in Syria, Iraq or their home countries in the West. In addition, radicalised potential terrorists have already been released or will be released soon. Many of these individuals minimised their role in the atrocities committed by ISIS or claim that they have left their past behind them or. As the focus more and more shifts on their rehabilitation, many fear that some of these terrorist offenders might hide their true intentions.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by CEP adviser Ian...2021-11-0945 min
If It Bleeds, It LeadsTerrorismHow can you really know you are safe? Could the next terrorist threat be around the corner?
Can we rehabilitate a terrorist? Or are they dangerous for life?
Join Professor David Wilson and Emilia Fox as they talk to some of the worlds leading experts in terrorism.
They sit down with Professor Ian Acheson, who led the landmark independant review into extremism in prisons and now works internationally with governments to help create stratergies to combat terrorism. In this frank and revealing chat, he explains how the the likihood of another terrorist act in the west is all too close...2021-09-271h 27
Animated Living030 Crisis Heroes - a case study in animationEver feel overwhelmed by all the needs and unsure how you can help at all? Perhaps you have a specific practical or emotional need and just need a simple connection with someone who is offering to help. CRISIS HEROES co-founder Mark Acheson has developed a very simple online platform that connects those in need with those willing to help in any local community. It’s Simple. And it’s Working! Listen to this great story, about how a crisis can unleash the hero in all of us, get involved if you like, and help spread this pandemic of kindness! (As f...2021-08-0731 min
A Conversation WithA Conversation With Pro-Union VoicesA stellar line up of Pro-Union voices outline the benefits of staying in the Union. Panel guests: Prof Peter Shirlow, Ian Acheson, Julie Ann Corr-Johnston, Sarah Creighton and Rev David Latimer2021-06-0429 minFighting TerrorReintegration of terrorist offenders after custodyWe are witnessing more terrorist attacks than ever by offenders previously thought to have been rehabilitated. In this episode we hear from Professor Ian Acheson, former Director of Community Safety with responsibility for running the UK government’s Counter-Terrorism strategy, CONTEST, with the Home Office. In 2015, Ian led an independent review of Islamist extremism in prison and probation services in the UK. He has advised governments in Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East on countering violent extremism and is currently a Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University school of Law, Policing and Forensics.Ian takes us th...2020-12-0235 min
KonfliktAtt omvända en terroristI Wien och London har dömda terrorister begått nya terrordåd trots att de gått igenom avradikaliseringsprogram. Hur gör man för att få en terrorist att byta bana? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Medverkande: Daniel Koehler, avradikaliseringsexpert, Rashad Ali, Institute for strategic Dialogue, Christopher Dean, psykolog som byggt upp avradikaliseringsprogram, Ian Acheson fd fängelseguvernör, Fatima, mamma till terrordömd, Ouisa Kies, sociolog, Elvar Jonsson, behandlare och Anders Forsgren, expert inom Kriminalvården, Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw, Derad, Ilham Ahmed och Abdulkarim Omar, kurdledda administrationen i nordöstra Syrien...2020-11-2755 min
JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina GrosvenorIn Conversation with... Ian AchesonIn this week’s episode, Edwina talks to Ian Acheson about the threat posed by violent extremism in prisons. Ian is a former prison officer and now visiting Professor at Staffordshire University school of Law, policing and forensics. In 2016 he was asked by Government to conduct an independent review of Islamist extremism in prison, probation and justice in England and Wales. He currently works internationally advising Governments and institutions on how to combat ideologically inspired terrorism on behalf of the Counter Extremism Project. For more information:You can follow Ian @NotThatBiglanSumm...2020-04-2738 minJUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina GrosvenorIn Conversation with... Ian AchesonIn this week’s episode, Edwina talks to Ian Acheson about the threat posed by violent extremism in prisons. Ian is a former prison officer and now visiting Professor at Staffordshire University school of Law, policing and forensics. In 2016 he was asked by Government to conduct an independent review of Islamist extremism in prison, probation and justice in England and Wales. He currently works internationally advising Governments and institutions on how to combat ideologically inspired terrorism on behalf of the Counter Extremism Project. For more information:You can follow Ian @NotThatBiglanSumm...2020-04-2738 min
Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FSEp. 54. Is Crypto Going Mainstream?
Simon and Sara sit down with Noelle Acheson Coindesk, Editorial Producer and Joon Ian Wong, Coindesk, Managing Director Europe/Asia to discuss the latest blockchain news, including:
Todd McDonald had a Corda, The FCA is letting Blockchain play in their sandbox, and Coinbase get their custodial party started.
We kick off with Binance eyeing a $1 billlion profit with a few discussions on why Binance is bothering to release this information now. And how with such a fragile market they may not be on top for long, with many younger companies biting at their heels. There's...2018-07-1251 min