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It sounds very unreasonable to me. The authority in this case - the school - had rules. They were challenged. They invited in the parents, who again agreed uniform should be worn. They were challenged. It's the giving in that troubles me. Not you? Do you not worry that it undermines things?

It is a fact that during the past forty years people of many different cultures have come to live in England. Our country is in that sense a multi-cultural society. However, multi-culturalism is an ideology which suggests that a mix of many cultures in one society is desirable and that it is the duty of government to actively encourage cultural diversity within the state. Further, it suggests that all cultures should be treated as equal. A logical extension of this is that all languages, histories and law codes should be treated equally. This is clearly impossible in a unified country. All ethnic groups should be free to promote their own culture and identity but the public culture of England should be that of the indigenous English. This position is consistent with the rights of indigenous nations everywhere. There's nothing racist about this, it is common sense. For example, would we be able to change the rules in an Islamic country? Are they racist for not allowing it? We don't drink alcohol in Saudi, for example, as we respect the law - we don't try to change it.