The half-baked attempt at fusing political correctness whilst upholding British law was hailed by some as a good "compromise", but it turns out to be something much less than that. As pointed out by Robin Shepherd, there is in the judge's apparent stand in favour of British values and the rule of law a larger than realised appeasement of so-called ‘multicultural values’.
This is the first time that a judicial figure has made a legal statement about the niqab and its inevitable collision with the British legal system.
Still, this kind of story has long been expected, and as it happens, it has come to light alongside many other incidents where Western governments and large parts of their populations have agreed to crack down on the the niqab and burka. [The Commentator, 19 September] Read more
