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Re: Ban the burkha ?
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Burka ban ruled out by immigration minister
Damian Green said such a move would be “rather un-British” and run contrary to the conventions of a “tolerant and mutually respectful society”.
His comments will dismay the growing number of supporters of a ban. A YouGov survey last week found that 67 per cent of voters wanted the wearing of full-face veils to be made illegal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...-minister.html
“tolerant and mutually respectful society”is ignoring 67% of the people considered respectfull
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In a breakdown of the regions, those in the North of England and Wales are most in favour of prohibiting the burka - with 71% saying the would support such a move.
Those in London looked to be the most tolerant, with 32% either disagreeing or strongly disagreeing on a ban.
Following the capital was Scotland, where 30% of people did not agree with outlawing the Islamic garment.
Total sample size of the Five News/YouGov survey was 2,205 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between July 14 and 16 2010 and was carried out online.
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