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15 Sept 2026
23m

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?

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Britain faces rising anti-migrant sentiment fueled by a failure to distinguish between the religion of Islam and the political ideology of Islamism, which seeks to impose Sharia law and often utilizes entryism to influence public institutions. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is intensifying efforts to reclaim tax revenue from multinational corporations through aggressive transfer pricing litigation, with the high-stakes Coca-Cola case serving as a pivotal test for the IRS’s enforcement capabilities against intangible asset shifting. Beyond these geopolitical and economic challenges, the ubiquity of corporate training videos highlights a persistent workplace absurdity; these low-budget, stilted productions often treat employees like children, offering minimal educational value while attempting to mitigate legal risks through repetitive, patronizing content that fails to reflect modern professional realities.

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