Greetings from the Isle "without milk".

Am I the only person taken aback by the apparently relentless march of political correctness at the same time as political cowardice?

We watch the horror of the London bombings carried out by British citizens, who, we are told, are aggressively antagonistic to our way of life. If it is so unacceptable, why did they remain here taking all the benefits of our society? I note the alleged bomber arrested in Rome is fighting against his return to this country. Is that so that he can have time to renounce his citizenship? I rather suspect not.

As a nation we have welcomed people to our shores for many years. Most have integrated, enriched our lives and become assets to our community. Why should we tolerate those who not only refuse to integrate but actively work to destroy us?

How can anyone claim that it is not a serious criminal offence to call for the murder of another? A breach of the peace involves actions which cause genuine alarm and fear in another. To call for another to be murdered for any reason, religious or otherwise, clearly is one intended to cause alarm and fear to the victim at least. How many people have been arrested for doing so? That is not freedom of speech; it is an abuse of that freedom.

Religious prejudice and intolerance is wrong. None of us should be forcibly subjected to the different beliefs of others. It is no surprise that one of the Human Rights enshrined in the Convention is “the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.” However that right is not unlimited and is subject to the “protection of public order and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.” Dripping the poison of intolerance into the ears of the susceptible is not exercising religious freedom or freedom of speech. We have the right to enjoy Christmas and hot cross buns. What does it take to force our politicians to act in the interests of the majority in this country?

Contrast that with the politicians’ fixation on perceived racial prejudice.

Racial prejudice is wrong. It is unacceptable and is a cancer needing to be removed from our society. Like any cancer, if not dealt with properly and quickly, it will destroy us. Surely the racial intolerance of the Nazis has taught us something? Hurling abuse or worse at someone simply because they are from a different racial group can never be acceptable.

Were that what is being prosecuted at the insistence of the politicians and giving the basis for headline grabbing statistics, I would be applauding those who instructed such a policy. However what is frequently coming before the courts are cases involving an argument in, or just after, the pub degenerating into abuse being shouted by both sides. However should one call the other, for example, an “English bastard” that is prosecuted as a serious matter. Calling someone a bastard is not necessarily a breach of the peace as the crime requires the reasonable expectation of causing fear and alarm. Presumably therefore our political masters consider it is by referring to him as being English, or whatever other race it may be, that results in the victim being reduced to a quivering jelly in need of the full weight of the law being brought to bear.

Given the many problems the Fiscal Service faces in its every day tasks, was it really the most pressing matter to be addressed before anything else that its newly appointed internal inspectorate should be required to investigate as an immediate priority whether there was racial prejudice in the work of Fiscals? In over 30 years of being a Fiscal or working with them, I have never come across any racial prejudice in the conduct of their work.

And the "Isle without milk"? It is apparently politically incorrect to ask for a black coffee. It should be a coffee without milk. It is good to see our political betters are able to focus on things that really matter.