Published Date:
28 January 2010
By Staff Copy
I'VE called for the burka to be banned when there are security issues involved.
My remarks follow comments by the party's former leader, Nigel Farage MEP, expressing concern muslim veils are a sign of a divided Britain.
UKIP is extremely concerned about this, and because of security concerns, we believe burkas should be banned in public places, such as banks and in schools.
If a headteacher doesn't want them to be worn in his school, they shouldn't be allowed there, but there's no objection for them being worn to and from the premises.
This is a cultural issue, not a religious matter. It's not part of the Koran.
As a libertarian party, we don't believe in banning things, such as fox hunting or smoking, or banning people walking down the street in a burka.
But where security or crime is an issue, then they should be banned in the same way crash helmets are banned.
Godfrey Bloom MEP, Wressle
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Last Updated:
28 January 2010 11:23 AM
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Source:
Selby Times
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Location:
Selby
