State multiculturalism has failed: David Cameron

Much has been made by the media, blogs and in politics the world over about the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, calling multi-culturalism a failure in England. I'm not so sure - his  solution is to have a more "active, muscular liberalism". What the heck does that mean??? Does he really think that equal rights; rule of law and freedom of speech is magically going to stop the influx and radicalisation of Muslims in the UK? On which planet does he live? No, David, the answer is to stop these people coming into your country; deport all who are trouble makers and stop with the multi-racial liberal agenda! When are you going to wake up?? When your country doesn't know it's elbow from its navel and can't remember which language it speaks and which laws it follows? Stop with this "gentle, gentle" PC approach. Say it like you actually mean it and do something constructive. Enough talking!!

Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Britain's long-standing policy of multiculturalism as a failure yesterday, calling for better integration of young Muslims to combat home-grown extremism.

In a speech to the Munich Security Conference, Cameron signaled a marked change in policy towards Britain's ethnic and religious minorities, saying the "hands-off tolerance" of those who reject Western values has failed.

He urged a "more active, muscular liberalism" where equal rights, the rule of law, freedom of speech and democracy are actively promoted to create a stronger national identity.

"If we are to defeat this threat, I believe it's time to turn the page on the failed policies of the past," he told the conference during a panel discussion attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

His speech echoed controversial remarks made by Merkel last year, when she also called multiculturalism a failure, saying Germany had not devoted enough attention to the integration of immigrants.

It was Cameron's first major speech on Islamist extremism, an issue of major concern for British governments ever since four home-grown suicide bombers attacked the London transport system in 2005, killing 52 people.

The prime minister, who took power in May 2010, argued that "under the doctrine of state multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and the mainstream".

He said this had resulted in a lack of national identity in Britain which had made some young Muslims turn to extremist ideology.

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