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‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Sarah Green, subject of Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter: A Woman's Escape From Her Mother's Cult. with her brother Josh
Cults

‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’

Millions of Americans are currently in the grip of extremism, writes cult expert Harrison Hill. But we should not be complacent about cults in the UK
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‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Sarah Green, subject of Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter: A Woman's Escape From Her Mother's Cult. with her brother Josh
Cults

‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’

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