Racism in uk

No it wont though will it?
Thats part of the problem.

Perhaps have a word with Starmer and his Britain hating governemt

Exactly.

The OP was about racism against Muslims, not anti-Semitism.

You have some charming friends and heroes.

But my school used to close for both Epiphany and the feast of the Immaculate Conception. My son's classmates who are making their first penance this week have the day off for religious observation. They'll have the same for their first Holy Communion next year and Confirmation in P7. The kids who aren't doing the sacraments don't stay off. How is that any different?

This thread is literally highlighting the habitual downplaying of anti-semitism that's rife in this country.

Yes they are very lovely people
thanks. We don’t discuss politics so can’t tell you their views on Nigel Farage. I think their views on Pakistan are fairly standard in their community from what I can gather

i agree that the British expats in Spain should learn Spanish, but you are not comparing like with like. A large percentage of British in Spain are retirees who have moved there to live off their uk pensions. They spend their money in the local economy and are highly unlikely to need to work or claim benefits. I appreciate many immigrants to the uk do work, but if they do not have good written and spoken understanding of the English language, they are unlikely to be in well paid employment and will often be partly supported by universal credit etc, particularly if they have a large family.

The poster asked which additional days Christian kids could ask for a day off from school.

Christmas and Easter weren't in my list, she asked they not be included.

Explorers apparently these days

Where are these 1.47 billion Indians in the UK? I haven't seen them.

@nomas You wouldn’t have - because colonisation doesn’t grant anyone the right to settle in the UK, although I’m sure you would disagree with that.

No one in Britain is responsible for what dead people did to other dead people in the past.

So comments like “but Britain plundered their countries” is just old hat at this point. No one had it good in the past.

There’s a far right online propaganda machine driven and supported by some murky Russian influences which is pushing the anti-Islam rhetoric about the UK.

It’s infecting the tabloid papers and other online spaces including Mumsnet.

I hope it isn’t seeping into real life interactions for your partner.

Different from schools closing. Christmas and Easter are public holidays (due to this being a Christian country)

He's Islamaphobic not racist. You can be white, brown, black, any race can be Muslim. You are using the wrong terminology.

Hindu and Sikh kids can ask for a day off for Diwali etc. Jewish kids can ask for a day off for Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashannah, Hannukah.

Christians already have Easter and Christmas off but you could always ask for one of the below off and it will be granted as authorised absence for religious observance:

Epiphany – January 6
Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) – February 2
Ash Wednesday – Date varies (Feb/March)
Begins Lent, a period of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter.
Palm Sunday – Sunday before Easter
Maundy Thursday – During Holy Week
Ascension Day – 40 days after Easter
Pentecost – 50 days after Easter
Corpus Christi – Thursday after Trinity Sunday
All Saints’ Day – November 1
All Souls’ Day – November 2

You still haven't answered my question. Where are you going to get all these fluent english speakers to fill the jobs currently being done by non-fluent immigrants? Do you think if the care homes were being inundated with applications from fluent speakers they wouldn't prioritise them when filling jobs? We have a problem with meeting the care sector needs already, that would be many times worse without the role played by the immigrant community

Sorry to bang on about the day off for muslims - I just think if you're at a non-religious school you don't get to take a day off for religious purposes. Like this causes more conflict than it needs to!

So for you a wig is the same as a person who keeps their face completely covered? You really can’t see a difference?

Anyone in a job which involves SPEAKING to people needs people to be fluent in the language.
ESPECIALLY if it involves health care. Thats a non-negotiable.

But not if the school is open for the non-muslim kids / teachers... like at my daughters school.
Muslims get the day off. Everyone else does not.
Are they going to divvy up inset days? Or all the muslim kids have to come in one day over easter? No, of course not...

I'm not sure it's the language, alleged rels or even Windrush I think it's because we are extremely tolerant and inclusive. Not to mention the accommodation and dental/ gp appointments. I'm not sure what France offer mind so can't comment if our packages are superior or not.

You have played footloose and fancy free with the statistics there. That table shows double the amount of attacks against Muslims.

Even that reported number is low, research shows Muslims tend to be very unlikely to report racism and Islamophobic whereas the CST actively encourages Jewish people to report every incident.