5 Feet of Fury

‘In any sane society, Sir David Jason’s Pakistani cloakroom attendant joke would have been passed off without incident or remark’

Dear Luftwaffe: come back, all is forgiven…

To his dismay, his schoolboy joke has been condemned by media watchdogs and race groups.

A Mr Mohammed Shafiq, of the Ramadhan Foundation – an organisation which exists to enhance a better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the West – even managed to puff himself into such a rage that he accused Sir David of being out of touch with reality in portraying Pakistanis as cloakroom attendants.

‘He should have known better,’ he said. ‘Many top jobs in this country are held by British Muslims. He needs to be careful about what he says. He need to learn about the wealth of jobs held by Muslims.’

Honestly. What absolute tosh. What a pile of self-serving cant. Especially at a time when extremist Muslim groups are promising more demonstrations targeting homecoming British soldiers, and the Government has suspended ties with the Muslim Council of Britain over demands that one of its leaders should be removed from office for allegedly supporting violence against Israel. A fuss over this tiny joke!