By Janet Daley As I predicted last week, Islam4UK has called off its march in Wootton Bassett – needless to say without the government agreeing to its outrageous demand to meet for a “debate” on the war in Afghanistan.
This climbdown is as much as anything a noteworthy triumph for moderate Islam many of whose leaders made it clear that they were disgusted and furious with the organisation’s offensive plan.
Even the leaders of a publicity-seeking crowd of fanatics must have seen that this was a bridge too far: that they would be held personally responsible for the backlash against innocent members of their own community and for what might have been irreparable damage to race relations in Britain.
The forces of sanity (or, at least self-preservation) have prevailed – for which we must give thanks.
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