“Another smack in the face for the indigenous population of Britain – this time by the appeal court ruling that the Islamic jilbab can now be worn in schools by pupils, taking preference over the standard school uniform. This ruling has been given to placate the ethnic minority Muslims. This must surely mean that pupils can now wear any religious garb they care to mention. The French have learned from history by introducing laws stopping any more erosion of their way of life.”

Letter in the Sunday Express, 6 March 2005