.... But, apart from political pusillanimity, there is another, more insidious obstacle to a burkha ban, as is becoming clear from events in France. Despite popular support, the new French law may never be implemented because of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Absurdly, unelected European judges, acting in league with France’s highest court, are likely to say that the ban contradictse “freedom of expression”, though in reality Muslim women’s freedom would be immeasurably enhanced.
This goes to the heart of why Europe is in the depths of a political crisis. We no longer live in a democracy. Instead we are ruled by an unaccountable, politically correct elite which despises both the will of the people and the very concept of our nationhood. [The Daily Express] Read more
