12 March 2010

Burqa Ban for UK?

So, who agrees with Philip Hollobone, Conservative MP for Kettering, who told the Commons yesterday: ''This is Britain. We are not a Muslim country. ''Covering your face in public is strange, and to many people both intimidating and offensive. ''I seriously think that a ban on wearing the burka in public should be considered.''

Wonder will David Cameron row in behind this one or will he distance himself from Hollobone in his electorally suicidal wish to be seen as "progressive" at all costs. [A Tangled Web] Read more