http://www.newstatesman.com/200608210015
Denis MacShane
"My heart sank as I read that ministers would fan out across the UK to try to persuade leaders of the Muslim communities (not "community" in the singular, please) of the justness of the government's foreign policy. I've been there, done it, and got the P45, because almost anyone in politics who opens their mouth on this issue and tries to speak the truth will end up on the wrong side of raw ideological emotion that makes the concepts of compromise, consensus and common sense fly out of the window. " [Society]
