UKIP are peddling the idea of a ban on Muslim women wearing the burka. Nigel Farage is of the opinion that it is an affront to women and is un-British. I think he's wrong on both counts. I've never thought the women who wear these head-to-toe cloaks are in any way subjected to being second class citizens. Most seem to wear the garment with pride. My only suggestion is to make the eye-slit a bit bigger as some of the larger ladies get that peripheral vision problem.
As for being un-British, when was it ever "British" to suggest the correct clothing for a person to wear? Nigel Farage wears some fancy gear I've noticed, but that's his business.
However, he does have a point over the security issue. Unlike the Saudi system, where burka-clad women get photographed for driving licences (and in New Jersey!), Britain should insist on a full-face picture. Anything else is to make a ridiculous situation at airports even more ludicrous.
My Telegraph article on GDP and growth UK/ US from Sunday
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Why is US GDP per head more than double the EU’s? Why have the EU economies
including the Uk grown only half as fast as the US all this century so far?
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Whilst I do agree that Farage has gone too far in his total denouncement of the Burka (and lost any claim towards libertarianism that he tried to push) I do think a ban merits discussion under conditions - airports & government buildings seem to make sense for security reasons, I can't see someone in a motorcycle helmet being allowed into the HoC or through airport security.
Also with regards to the peripheral vision problem I would like to see them banned while driving - it's an issue that was discussed while I was living in the middle east, so I think we should definitely look into it over here!
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