From Bombs to Ballot Boxes: The Evolution of Jihad in Britain
Twenty years ago today, caliphate-craving jihadists brought mass murder to London. On packed trains and a red double-decker bus, they tore innocent lives apart. Their motive was more than just to kill. They wanted to also send a message: the caliphate is coming.
In the aftermath, we were told a comforting lie. That Britain came together in multicultural harmony. That this was a moment of healing and unity. But that version of history doesn’t match the scars many of us still carry. The truth? The divisions are deeper now than ever before.
The jihadists weren’t eliminated. They evolved. They traded suicide vests for suits and social media. They swapped underground terror cells for mainstream influence. The Islamist agenda didn’t go away. It became mainstream and mobilised more men and women to its cause.
Today, Pakistani sectarians and Islamists hold sway not just on the streets, but in town halls, schools, faith forums, and even Parliament. Their power grows. All the time, for those of use who feel unease, regardless of whatever our backgrounds, are told to stay silent or be labelled bigots.
The government’s response? Whether it’s been under Conservative or Labour leadership, the answer has remained the same: appeasement dressed up as policy. Dialogue with those who openly reject our values. Outreach to those who preach division behind closed doors. Endless diversity initiatives that, in practice, have handed platforms, funding, and legitimacy to the very ideologues who loathe the British way of life.
This wasn’t inclusion. It was surrender, one concession at a time.
Instead of confronting the ideology that fuelled 7/7, our leaders bent over backwards to accommodate it. They invited extremists into advisory roles. They handed them influence in schools, councils, and "community forums." They mistook silence for peace, and in doing so, they fed the beast they claimed to oppose.
And here’s the pattern: every time the state bends, the Islamists push harder. Every time we look away, they dig deeper. Into our institutions, our political parties, and our civic life. The threat didn’t vanish. It simply evolved into a more dangerous form: articulate and well-dressed yet ideologically unchanged.
Appeasement hasn’t bought us peace. It has bought us infiltration.
We owe it to the victims of 7/7 to tell the truth. Not the state-sanctioned myth. Not the polished PR line. But the truth - that Britain has a problem. And until we face it, it will keep growing.
The caliphate never stopped calling. The only difference is that now, more people are answering.
I am Raja Miah. For six years, I led a small team that exposed how politicians protected the rape gangs.
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