.... What on earth was she up to? As a politician she has made herself look an idiot her party will never wear this. As a prominent citizen she reveals herself not as the voice of moderate common sense but as a menace, because this kind of stuff is misleading and inflammatory.
It is likely to whip up the very antagonism towards Islam and Muslims that she claims to detect. What is striking in Britain, actually, is the general tolerance towards Muslims, even though many people are understandably anxious about them in some ways.
.... The efforts of the race relations industry and multiculturalism seem to have been distressingly counterproductive; we haven't seen the usual immigrant experience of gradual integration.
The Policy Exchange report attributed this in part to the growing sense of victimhood among young Muslims, whipped up by those who complain constantly of Islamophobia, often without evidence. It is dangerous and it is wrong, as a sensible Yorkshirewoman ought to know. [23 Jan. The Times - Behind Paywall] Read more
