The revelations that radical Islamists were able to infiltrate and effectively control at least 21 schools in Birmingham is a reminder of just how vulnerable Britain has become to home-grown extremism.
If that wasn’t shocking enough, now we learn that many of those implicated in this wickedly evil plot will be allowed to keep their jobs, instead of being sent to jail where they belong.
However, with so little serious action from the authorities, it should be no surprise that in a country where a British solider like Lee Rigby can be beheaded in broad daylight by two men chanting "Allahu Akbar" we should also find a culture of hatred and Islamic extremism creeping into our education system.
[A COMMENT] You can guarantee that if the teachers had been UKIP supporters and were trying to educate the children in British values, they would have been sacked immediately!
[ANOTHER] Apparently 1 in 4 babies born in the UK last years had a first generationn migrant mother. I'm not sure that anything can be done now to reverse this trend and its inevitable consequences.
However, I do think that before it is settled the country will be at war with itself and those in power will need more than the law to look after them. Of course, they won't be able to rely on tolerance, moderation and reason, dare I say 'British values', to keep everything steady because that's all been sold down the river. [The Commentator] Read more
