[kj] Jaz Straw
flight Bringer
flightbringer at hotmail.co.uk
Tue Oct 10 16:34:12 EDT 2006
"I have a hard time believing it impacts Jack Straw's life in any great
fashion."
*I'm going from memory here* . But I believe that Jack straw has a
constituency in Blackburn where 25 % of the population are Muslim and when
he talks with his female constituents who sometimes wear a veil . He finds
is obtrusive and he feels that it creates a barrier between him and his
constituent .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5413470.stm
"In part, this was because of the apparent incongruity between the signals
which indicate common bonds - the entirely English accent, the couples'
education (wholly in the UK) - and the fact of the veil. Above all, it was
because I felt uncomfortable about talking to someone 'face-to-face' who I
could not see."
>From: Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the
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>To: ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk,"A list about all things Killing Joke (the
>band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: RE: [kj] Jaz Straw
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:14:05 +0100 (BST)
>
>I'm not sure he did, to be honest. I don't think most people give a crap if
>a few women wear veils or not. I doubt it impacts their life. I have a hard
>time believing it impacts Jack Straw's life in any great fashion.
>
>ade <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk> wrote: I think he voiced popular
>opinion. Of course, such opinion is not always easily swallowed.
>
>
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