Thursday, July 14, 2005 AD
House rules
Very sharp point from Andrew Gimson, in his parliamentary sketch on yesterday's discussions in the House of Commons:
We are witnessing the emergence of an immensely influential liberal consensus. Mr Blair and his followers may claim to be saying something about the true nature of Islam, but what they are actually doing is laying down the conditions on which Muslims will be allowed to live in Britain.Worth reading in conjunction with Boris Johnson's piece today, in particular his condemnation of Enoch Powell, whose "catastrophic 1968 tirade against immigration ... made it impossible for any serious politician to discuss the consequences of immigration, and how a multiracial society ought to work."
Moderate Muslims will be welcome while, in Mr Blair's words, those "who may incite hatred or act contrary to the public good" will be excluded, or deported if they have already come here.
