The head of the Church of England, Rowan Williams, has stated that the UK has to "face up to the fact" that some of its citizens do not relate to the British legal system and that the introduction of Sharia Law in the UK is now "unavoidable".

He says that adopting parts of Islamic Sharia law would help maintain social cohesion. For example, Muslims could choose to have marital disputes or financial matters dealt with in a Sharia court. He also says Muslims should not have to choose between "the stark alternatives of cultural loyalty or state loyalty".

This has caused a major fuss and in an attempt to dodge calls for his resignation the Right Rev. has now put out a message on his website stating he "certainly did not call for its introduction as some kind of parallel jurisdiction to the civil law". In a further mealy mouthed statement he said he was simply "exploring ways in which reasonable accommodation might be made within existing arrangements for religious conscience".

What a Burhka!

The Sun