[jambutty]

If people want to consider my views as racist then so be it. I cannot be held responsible for how people view my opinions. Let’s face it with just a little bit of spin you can make a racist remark out of an innocent one if you want to.

The British Isles were in existence and populated by mine and your ancestors long before Islam came into being so we have precedence. If someone from some other part of the world wants to emigrate to these shores then they will have to follow our rules. It is as simple as that. I am quite happy to allow immigrants to keep their own culture in their own homes but if it clashes with mine on some point they will have to back down and accede to our ways.

If anyone has been to any of the Arab countries you will know exactly what I mean.

If I were an employer I would not allow extra time off during the day to allow a Muslim to pray nor would I supply a separate room for that purpose. You don’t get a room where a Christian can pray on a Sunday or a Jew on a Saturday if they happen to be working. You don’t see Buddhists or Hindus asking for a place to pray whilst at work.

The Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants do integrate with our British society but only up to a point and they are not all Muslim. There are many Christians in Pakistan. The immigrants work in our factories and offices both private and government and open up their own shops and take over some that are already a thriving business. But they tend to live in enclaves and as their numbers increase at a much faster rate than British numbers they expand out of their enclaves, pushing us further and further away from town centres. As the enclaves grow so does the probability that they will be hiding terrorists. In short they integrate as far as it suits them.

Islam is the name of the religion in as much as Christianity is the name of a religion. A Muslim or Moslem if you like, is a follower of Islam.

My views on the issue will not change because I will not allow a good story to get in the way of facts. But then I’m not a budding politician and do not change my view to suit the day.