I completely agree with you NM. We do have to draw the line somewhere and Islam does not demand the wearing of jilbab. But forcing people to dress 'immodestly' or to remove turbans seems completely wrong.

It is a real shame that 75% of Jewish children in this country now go to Jewish schools (although many outside London allow non-Jewish children to attend). They may be good schools but the children attending, and the children at other local schools, miss out on meaningful interaction between faiths.

The government needs a policy of inclusion not exclusion and I would be happy for all faith schools to be abolished as long as the schools make sensible provision for pupils of different faith, and that means abolishing the law that demands daily acts of Christian worship in all state schools.