Birmingham City Council’s leader, Sir Albert Bore, today attacked the Telegraph for its “wholly reprehensible and completely unacceptable” publication of a leaked Department for Education report into three of the so-called “Trojan Horse” schools taken over by Muslim hardliners. This is what in the trade is called “deflection": try to make the story about the leaking of the report, rather than the contents of it.
It’s not hard to understand why Sir Albert wants to change the subject. The contents of the leaked report – which substantiate many of the claims made against the schools – make his and his council’s past behaviour look rather silly.
[A COMMENT] Anywhere with a large Muslim population in the UK is a problem. Luton, East London, Birmingham, to name a few. We need this to end - for our sake and the country's sake.
[ANOTHER] Is this Trojan Horse investigation into schools been extended to other cities that have a large islamic community? Surely Birmingham is not the only city to harbour these wannabe sharia enforcers? [The Telegraph] Read more
