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We have talked about this issue a lot here! We have seen how Denmark has banned Islamic face coverings; how Italy has followed and most recently Portugal. Across Europe, there is a clear move to remove the Burqa and Niqab from the public square. But NOT in the UK and so I want to discuss WHY this is the case. Why is it that the UK establishment will simply not countenance banning these garbs of Islam?
Fear and cowardice and compliance in or demise is the simple answer. With around 4 million Muslims living in England and with some of our major cities containing significant Muslim enclaves, it strikes me that successive Government are determined to shy away from the issue. Even worse, they dress it up in hollow self serving virtue. Apparently, allowing women go walk around in dark ages attire shows our commitment to free speech and free expression. That is total nonsense. It’s more accurately defined as spineless genuflection to a voracious ideology and it should shame everyone involved in the appeasement,
Full-face coverings—such as the burqa and niqab—are viewed by many Brits as barriers to integration and communication within society. Our values rest on transparency and mutual recognition. These are hindered when a person’s face is concealed in public. Allowing face coverings in public spaces fosters alienation and isolation, preventing meaningful participation in civic life. The rest of Europe can see this, our politicians simply won’t. So that puts us all in great peril.
Public safety is another good reason for a burqa ban. Identification and verification of individuals in public locations—such as transport hubs, banks, or schools—are obviously complicated when faces cannot be seen. This can and has enabled crime!
Polls suggest that a significant portion of the UK public supports restrictions on face veils. In June, a survey of 31,000 respondents indicated that 96% want a ban on the burqa in public spaces, reflecting widespread concerns about its impact on social unity, safety, and gender rights.
I think this is exactly what Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin was channelling when she called on Starmer to “ban the Burqa” in the “interest of public safety”!
“Given the Prime Minister’s desire to strengthen strategic alignment with our European neighbours, will he, in the interests of public safety, follow the lead of France, Denmark, Belgium and others and ban the burqa
The answer is – not a chance in hell.
Starmer has a large and vocal muslim base to appease. In fact her righteous call for a Burqa ban was met with a chorus of confected hiss and boos from the quislings on the green benches.
I might be wrong but it seems to me that a Reform Government is our ONLY hope of banning the evils of the Burqa and Niqab.
I do realise that banning the burqa, niqab and other face coverings is only part of what it needed but it would be a start. It worries me that the rest of Europe are actually doing it even as we refuse to discuss it!
