I don’t think lobbying for constitutional change is illegal.
…the logical extension of your second point is that…..the UK becomes a Muslim state under sharia law.
Hardly a logical extension is it? For the record I have absolutely no wish for the UK to become a Muslim state or for any part of UK population to be subject to sharia law but I also don’t want Christian creationism taught in UK schools as is certainly being taught at the moment.
Europe has already lived through the Dark Ages once…..let’s not do it again.
In my view Islam4UK were a small, publicity-seeking, group whose views represented only a tiny proportion of the UK population and banning them has only raised their profile and given unnecessary media coverage to their cause. As you rightly say it won’t change the views of their members and they will still operate as before (in the Community Hall, in-between ‘Street Dancing’ classes and Weight Watchers :D); banning them was exactly what they wanted!
I was amused by a placard held-up outside the court where the ‘Luton Protesters’ were convicted. It said:
“Islam will dominate the world. Freedom can go to Hell.”
And yet one of the defendants Shajjadar Choudhury said that the trial showed the failure of freedom of speech and democracy!
Says it all really. :rolleyes:
I don’t think lobbying for constitutional change is illegal.
…the logical extension of your second point is that…..the UK becomes a Muslim state under sharia law.
Hardly a logical extension is it? For the record I have absolutely no wish for the UK to become a Muslim state or for any part of UK population to be subject to sharia law but I also don’t want Christian creationism taught in UK schools as is certainly being taught at the moment.
Europe has already lived through the Dark Ages once…..let’s not do it again.
In my view Islam4UK were a small, publicity-seeking, group whose views represented only a tiny proportion of the UK population and banning them has only raised their profile and given unnecessary media coverage to their cause. As you rightly say it won’t change the views of their members and they will still operate as before (in the Community Hall, in-between ‘Street Dancing’ classes and Weight Watchers :D); banning them was exactly what they wanted!
I was amused by a placard held-up outside the court where the ‘Luton Protesters’ were convicted. It said:
“Islam will dominate the world. Freedom can go to Hell.”
And yet one of the defendants Shajjadar Choudhury said that the trial showed the failure of freedom of speech and democracy!
Says it all really. :rolleyes:
I can ask the question because Islam4UK stated aim isn’t actually illegal…
…and so long as they use democratic means restricting that aim is oppressive.
I can ask the question because Islam4UK stated aim isn’t actually illegal…
…and so long as they use democratic means restricting that aim is oppressive.
Why is the banning of Islam4UK good news? What exactly have they done to deserve the ban?
The banning of ‘opposition’ groups by oppressive regimes is how we spot the bad guys isn’t it?
Haven’t the government just played right into the hands of Islam4UK?
Why is the banning of Islam4UK good news? What exactly have they done to deserve the ban?
The banning of ‘opposition’ groups by oppressive regimes is how we spot the bad guys isn’t it?
Haven’t the government just played right into the hands of Islam4UK?
3) Have carnal knowledge of Brigitte Bardot
I didn’t know Brigitte Bardot knew anything about camals? :confused:
P.S. I think it is usually spelt camels. 🙂
3) Have carnal knowledge of Brigitte Bardot
I didn’t know Brigitte Bardot knew anything about camals? :confused:
P.S. I think it is usually spelt camels. 🙂
It tasted like Argentinian Pipe tobacco with a twist of Yak poo in it.
So you didn’t spit the pipe-tobacco and yak poo out then? 😀
It tasted like Argentinian Pipe tobacco with a twist of Yak poo in it.
So you didn’t spit the pipe-tobacco and yak poo out then? 😀
I think BBC senior-executive salaries have just been published…..but not the salaries of the…er…‘talent’. :diablo:
I think BBC senior-executive salaries have just been published…..but not the salaries of the…er…‘talent’. :diablo:
Have a preview now. (Moggy should like this clip! ;))
Have a preview now. (Moggy should like this clip! ;))
I think the merits or otherwise of being offered and accepting an OBE have been dealt with in another thread. Intelligence doesn’t come into it.
Agreed…..but I wasn’t actually suggesting an OBE was a sign of intelligence.
My (slightly tongue-in-cheek) suggestion was that Ross had ‘…studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London; and he was made a Fellow of UCL (into which SSEES was absorbed) in 2006’ (according to Wikipedia). I took ‘studied’ to mean that he didn’t graduate.
Even so it is sort of ‘evidence’ of intelligence, and to play devil’s advocate for a minute…
…what evidence does anybody have that Ross isn’t intelligent? 🙂